by Liane Curtis | Sep 5, 2014
Today, Sept. 5, let’s celebrate Amy Beach’s birthday! She was a great composer of many firsts: the first American women to have a Symphony performed by a major orchestra (her “Gaelic” in 1896; her piano concerto of 1900 was another...
by Liane Curtis | Jul 15, 2014
The Other MozartWritten by Sylvia MiloSylvia Milo as Nannerl MozartDirected by Isaac ByrneReview of performance July 8, 2014 at HERE Arts Center in New York CityThe Other Mozart tells an archetypical story—of musical brilliance, ambition, dedication and...
by Liane Curtis | Jul 9, 2014
The Other Mozart — a one-woman play about Wolfgang’s sister Nannerl, is a stunning work in its final week of an off-Broadway run. It’s amazing and you should get to it if you can. I’m just back from it and will try to offer a few thoughts on...
by Liane Curtis | Mar 30, 2014
The first of three Festival concerts on Saturday, March 29, was performed by students of the Eastman Community Music School. Boys and girls performed works composed by women, and four girls performed really lovely pieces that they had written themselves. The Lowry...
by Liane Curtis | Mar 29, 2014
Sorry to have gotten behind in the blogging! Here is last night’s concert, March 28. I love Jennifer Higdon’s music. BUT I did have some trepidation that a whole concert of her music might be a bit much. My concern was needless. The evening was completely...
