by Kathleen McGowan | Aug 31, 2026
By Kathleen McGowan with contributions from Liane Curtis After lingering in historical obscurity for far too long, composer Yvonne Loriod’s (1924 – 2010) highly expressive orchestral music will finally get a contemporary hearing, performed by the WDR...
by Kathleen McGowan | Aug 24, 2026
By Kathleen McGowan Exciting news and exciting listening! On August 20, the Royal Philharmonic Society announced the recipients of its Ambache fund, grants for supporting the work of promoting historical women composers. For many years the Ambache Charitable Trust...
by Kathleen McGowan | Aug 17, 2026
By Kathleen McGowan Let’s get your week off t an exciting start! On August 16, the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra will perform Anna Clyne’s tone poem Masquerade (2013), under the baton of Marin Alsop. Alsop conducted the premiere of the work thirteen...
by Kathleen McGowan | Aug 10, 2026
By Kathleen McGowan There’s lots to listen to by women this week! On August 10 at the Tanglewood Festival’s Seiji Ozawa Festival Hall, the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra will perform a concert celebrating American opera including arias from Gabriela...
by Kathleen McGowan | Aug 3, 2026
By Kathleen McGowan There’s lots of music by women to listen to and read about this week! Before covering upcoming events this week, Katherine Needleman—professional oboist and principal of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; composer and improviser; writer and...
