by Liane Curtis | Jun 20, 2018
As Women’s Philharmonic Advocacy celebrates the 10th anniversary of our founding, and continues to celebrate the important work of The Women’s Philharmonic, who performed and promoted music by women throughout the 23 years of their existence (1981-2004) we...
by Liane Curtis | Apr 27, 2018
Listen tonight (April 27) to the Johnstown Symphony’s April 7 performance — 7 pm (Eastern Daylight Time) on WQED Radio (Link here) Published April 5: Ethel Smyth’s THE PRISON to receive North American Premiere “She is a hero, and it so...
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...
