by Liane Curtis | Jan 2, 2015
Composer Mica Levi has been awarded the European Film Award for best composer, for her music to Under The Skin, a steamy Sci-Fi horror thriller, starring Scarlett Johansson. Levi had no prior film experience, but the film’s music producer had heard a...
by Liane Curtis | Nov 18, 2014
Due to several problems that have arisen with our online application process, our Board has decided to extend the deadline for our Performance Grants to Nov. 26, 2014. The technical issues have now been resolved and applications should proceed smoothly.
by Liane Curtis | Nov 12, 2014
Here’s a question we should add to the list of FAQs about our Performance Grants: Q: I see your grants encourage the performance of historic composers (“we prefer that one of the two works be by a historic woman”). I guess that means that new music...
by Liane Curtis | Nov 3, 2014
The American Musicological Society (together with the Society for Music Theory) is holding its annual conference next week in Milwaukee, WI. We are happy to note that the AMS President’s Endowed Plenary Lecture (Nov. 6) is a fascinating report on an interdisciplinary...
by Liane Curtis | Oct 29, 2014
In 2008 we reported on Prof. Martin Jarvis’ theory, that Anna Magdalena Bach was not only the scribe but also the composer of some of J.S. Bach’s well-known works. Now Jarvis is back, expanding his idea and collaborating with Heidi Harralson, a forensic...
