by Liane Curtis | Sep 17, 2024
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...
by Liane Curtis | Sep 5, 2024
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...
by Liane Curtis | Aug 16, 2024
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,...
by Liane Curtis | Aug 1, 2024
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,...
by Liane Curtis | Jul 29, 2024
Hope your week is off to a great start! Continuing the shake-up at the NYPhil, “A Power Vacuum at the Philharmonic” offers further reporting from Sammy Sussman at New York magazine. The April article “A Hidden Sexual-Assault Scandal at the New York Philharmonic”...
