by Liane Curtis | Oct 13, 2009
The Boston Symphony Orchestra will perform Augusta Read Thomas’ Helios Choros II on October 15, 16, 17, and 20. I wanted to make sure to note this exciting and important event, so I asked Prof. Thomas if I could interview her for this blog, and she was kind...
by Liane Curtis | Aug 18, 2009
[NB: I wanted to post this a comment to Sarah’s Mozart post, but it got a little long, plus the comment feature doesn’t seem to allow links. So I’m post-dating it so it will be under Sarah’s post. — Liane Curtis] In history, little is...
by Liane Curtis | Aug 16, 2009
Intro by Liane Curtis: Music Festivals of all kinds continue to find it acceptable to exclude women composers from their programming. Two cases in point are the Mostly Mozart Festival (critiqued on the blog “Life’s a Pitch”), and the Cabrillo...
by Liane Curtis | Feb 8, 2009
Chamber Orchestra of Boston, directed by David Feltner, with Virginia Eskin, piano
Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory, Boston February 6, 2009 It was an event of very rare importance – the first performance on the east coast of a remarkable work composed in 1939....
