by Liane Curtis | Jan 25, 2022
Here’s some news for this week! Juilliard Focus Festival 2022, The Making of an American Music, 1899-1948 is taking place this week with much of it streaming. The January 28 concluding orchestral concert will be conducted by Mei Ann Chen, and features Melissa...
by Liane Curtis | Dec 12, 2021
By Liane Curtis Our new edition of Amy Beach’s concert aria “Jephthah’s Daughter” was premiered last week. The edition is part of our project to make high-quality, engraved critical editions available for ALL of Beach’s music. We knew that “Jephthah’s Daughter” was...
by Liane Curtis | Dec 6, 2021
The Philadelphia Orchestra, led by Yannick Nézet Séguin, performs Florence Price’s Symphony No. 3 in a Digital Stage performance on Wednesday, December 8. The concert is then available for on-demand access until Dec. 15. Also on the program is Amanda...
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...
