by Liane Curtis | Apr 12, 2018
Today, April 12 is the 111th birthday of the versatile musician Imogen Holst (1907-1984), and Wikipedia has honored her as today’s featured article. She spent much of her life as a teacher and director of amateur and student ensembles. She promoted the music...
by Liane Curtis | Apr 3, 2018
The San Francisco Classical Voice features conductor Sarah Hicks, who will conduct April 4 and 5 screenings of Batman with the SF Symphony. Conducting live music for films is one of Hicks’ specialties, as is Pops concerts. She chose this specialization, which,...
by Liane Curtis | Mar 26, 2018
Our reporter Tim Diovanni continues his report from the Society for American Music 44th Annual Conference. (Read his Introduction here) Operas by Beach, Smyth, and Higdon: Compelling Opportunities for Diversification In this first installment of the series, I...
by Liane Curtis | Mar 18, 2018
Timothy Diovanni attended a recent scholarly conference, and came away with much to say about the practical value of what he heard, value in the ongoing discussion over the need to diversify the classical canon. Here is the first of his installments in an engaging...
by Liane Curtis | Feb 15, 2018
With two upcoming performances of music by Dora Pejačević taking place in the next few weeks, we wonder if this remarkable but little-known composer, who was writing powerful orchestral works a century ago, is finally ready for rediscovery. [Wondering how to...
