Author: Liane Curtis
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Announcing the 1874 Project – Six Women Composers to be Commissioned
Today’s author, Carolyn Watson is an Australian-born conductor who has been active in the US since 2013. She serves as Director of Orchestras at the University of Illinois while continuing to enjoy an active freelance career internationally. 2024 marks the 150th anniversary of the first orchestral performance at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. This student-led…
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Happy 157th Birthday, Amy Beach!
September 5 — Happy Birthday, Amy Beach — We are proud to be making much of her music available in our carefully edited and reasonably priced editions! and TBT — 7 years since this wonderful article in the NY Times, to celebrate her 150th!! Much has happened since then, many performances of Beach’s music, from…
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Listen to this! Farrenc Symphony n. 3 streams!
We know Louise Farrenc is one of our favorite composers, and one we discuss frequently, but still it is not often that a major US orchestra performs her work AND makes it available in a streaming format! The American Symphony Orchestra, directed by Leon Botstein, performs Farrenc’s Symphony n. 3 in G Minor, Op. 36,…
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TBT: 1998, The Women’s Philharmonic — recognized by the Supervisors of San Francisco
Throw-Back Thursday! The Women’s Philharmonic received this historic commendation from Board of Supervisors of San Francisco, on Dec. 10, 1998. WHEREAS, The Women’s Philharmonic is recognized locally and nationally as the only orchestra of its kind, dedicated to the promotion of women composers, conductors, and performers, and, WHEREAS, The Women’s Philharmonic, over its 17-year history,…