by Liane Curtis | Aug 23, 2017
With great sadness, Women’s Philharmonic Advocacy mourns the passing of Dr. Rae Linda Brown, who died following a brief illness of sarcoma (a rare cancer of the connective tissue). A musicologist, professor, university administrator, and past President of the...
by Liane Curtis | Aug 11, 2017
We are happy to welcome guest blogger Timothy Diovanni! An undergraduate student in musicology at Columbia University, he is also a clarinetist. He writes extensively about New York City’s music scene as a columnist at The Columbia Lion and he has his own blog,...
by Liane Curtis | May 18, 2017
While we rarely publish CD reviews on our blog, we decided it was important to give coverage to a recent CD by composer Ruth Lomon. Ruth’s music ranges from expressive and lyrical to electrifyingly engaging. But not only that, Ruth has always been seriously...
by Liane Curtis | Apr 23, 2017
Featured Guest Blogger: Dr. Amy Zigler In celebration of Dame Ethel Smyth’s 159th birthday, we present a detailed review of the first ever recording of Smyth’s opera The Boatswain’s Mate, which was released last fall by Retrospect Opera. Dr. Amy Zigler is...
by Liane Curtis | Apr 10, 2017
The 17th annual Women Composers Festival of Hartford invited musicologist Elizabeth Wood to be their Keynote Speaker, and Wood shares her energizing presentation with us here. It was really more of a Convocation: a kick-off of the Festival, a drawing together of...
