Nannerl Mozart, No Longer Forgotten

Nannerl Mozart, No Longer Forgotten

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...
The Other Mozart

The Other Mozart

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...

Women and Music Festival: Eastman Community Music School

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...

Women in Music Festival: All-Higdon Concert, March 28

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...

Women in Music Festival: The Kaplan Duo

The second concert (Mar. 25) of the Eastman Women In Music Festival (the Festival includes several venues that are near Eastman, but not part of Eastman): The Kaplan Duo delighted us with their noon hour recital at Nazareth College.  I’ve known the pianist Nanette...