by Liane Curtis | Sep 8, 2016
We’ve had pushback on some of the information in our blog post on the 2016-2017 orchestral repertoire of the top 21 U.S. orchestras. A statement by musicologist and writer Steve Ledbetter (on his Facebook page), that these 14 orchestras “have totally turned...
by Liane Curtis | Aug 27, 2016
Interest continues to build in the music of the exceptionally talented British-American violist and composer, Rebecca Clarke. An exciting new CD featuring her best-known work has been released just in time for her birthday! The Dutton Vocalion album (CDLX7329)...
by Liane Curtis | Jul 6, 2016
Featured Guest Blogger Anja Bunzel — On the Occasion of Johanna Kinkel’s Birthday, July 8 In May we featured a blog post by Anja Bunzel, and we promised another post by her, about her dissertation subject Johanna Kinkel. Below, in honor of Kinkel’s birthday,...
by Liane Curtis | May 23, 2016
I was recently in touch with musicologist Anja Bunzel, because I am intrigued by her research project on Johanne Kinkel. Bunzel will write another post for us about Kinkel, but first we asked her to share with us about the annual conference of the Working Group for...
by Liane Curtis | May 12, 2016
UPDATE: Read a review of the “The Prison”s American debut. While composer Ethel Smyth (1858-1944) has some name recognition, one of her most important works, the concert-length cantata “The Prison”, has never been performed in the U.S.....
