by Liane Curtis | Nov 10, 2025
Keeley Brooks, advocate for feminist ensembles, sends us this update about this year’s LunART Festival Apply by Dec. 15 to the Composers Hub Program, mentored by Libby Larsen The LunART Festival kicks off the 2025-26 season on November 16th with their inaugural...
by Liane Curtis | Sep 5, 2025
TODAY is Amy Beach’s 158th birthday! Let’s celebrate recent successes, and upcoming important performances, as recognition of Beach’s music continues to grow! A few of the recent successes: March saw the release of a spectacular all-Beach orchestral music CD by the...
by Liane Curtis | Jul 18, 2025
We are happy to share with you this essay by Kathleen Shimeta, music researcher, writer and mezzo soprano. Shimeta is co-founder and Chair of The Gena Branscombe Project, a not-for-profit organization that promotes the performance of Gena Branscombe’s art songs,...
by Liane Curtis | Jun 19, 2025
We are so happy to celebrate Juneteenth! We have a few listening suggestions to help you get in the holiday spirit. It’s wonderful to have multiple performances of Florence Price’s Violin Concerto n. 2 to choose from, and a recent live performance by...
by Liane Curtis | May 30, 2025
May 31 we celebrate the birthday of one of the 19th century’s greatest composers, Louise Farrenc (1804-1875). It is so exciting to see Louise Farrenc’s music receiving so many performances, as she has been increasingly recognized in recent years. While The Women’s...
