by Liane Curtis | Nov 22, 2021
Composer Stephanie Ann Boyd honored feminist activist Betty Friedan (pictured) in a new composition commissioned and premiered by the Peoria Symphony Orchestra. Born in Peoria 100 years ago. The work featured lyrics drawn from Friedan’s influential work, The...
by Liane Curtis | Sep 13, 2021
News and music to start your week! The New York Times has an extensive feature of composer, violinist and teacher Jessie Montgomery, pictured above. Montgomery is one of the leading contemporary composers of 2021, with hundreds of performances in large and small...
by Liane Curtis | Aug 16, 2021
Start your week with our look at the news! The Bard Music Festival transfixed us with its many amazing concerts, focusing on Nadia Boulanger and Her World. And while the live concerts are over, the preconcert lectures remain available, as is this panel discussion...
by Liane Curtis | Jul 7, 2021
Here is our Selection of News Links! Chi-Chi Nwanoku (OBE), bassist and founder of Chineke! Orchestra, has worked to recover the role of George Bridgetower, a violinist of African descent, who inspired and premiered Beethoven’s Sonata op. 47. Nwanoku’s...
by Liane Curtis | Apr 11, 2021
By Mary Purpura Previously we posted Mary Purpura’s moving account of the work of The Women’s Philharmonic. Today we continue her consideration of the obstacles that remain to bringing women’s compositions into the mainstream. These essays are...
