by Liane Curtis | Jul 19, 2024
Maria Antonia Walpurgis has turned 300, and we think the Princess could use a little more fanfare, please!! Baptized Maria Antoina Walpurgis Symphorosa, she was born at Nymphenburg Palace in Munich (18 July 1724). Her titles included Princess of Bavaria and Electress...
by Liane Curtis | Jul 6, 2024
We are happy to continue our series, Composers to Discover! featuring essays by students in the Public Musicology Certificate Program at Columbus State University, coordinated by Dr. Reba Wissner. Today’s essay is by Brandon Tharp. Brandon is completing an MM...
by Liane Curtis | Jun 27, 2024
We love Ruth Schonthal’s music – what we’ve been able to hear of it! (Spotify playlist in this post we did a few days ago). That has been a range of her piano and chamber works, and songs. Of her music for larger ensembles – her operas and orchestral work – we have...
by Liane Curtis | Jun 14, 2024
We’d like to highlight just a few of the many many Juneteenth Celebrations that will be taking place across the US over the next week, with some orchestras also featuring women composers. The Minnesota Orchestra’s Juneteenth Celebration is today Friday June 14,...
by Liane Curtis | Jun 11, 2024
By Sarah Baer We recently published our Repertoire Report for the coming concert season – you can read the full piece here. The unsurprising truth is that top tier organizations are actively working backwards – regressing – in terms of equitable programming,...
