by Kathleen McGowan | Jul 15, 2024
News to start your week on another sultry Monday! On Thursday July 25th at 7:00 PM, the fellows of the Classical Tahoe Academy will perform a concert celebrating women composers with members of the Classical Tahoe Orchestra at the Ricardi Pavilion at Sierra Nevada...
by Kathleen McGowan | Jul 9, 2024
Hope you are keeping cool this July! Here’s some news! The Chineke! Orchestra announced its 2024–2025 season. On October 9th in the Queen Elizabeth Hall at Southbank Centre (London) they will perform Eleanor Alberga’s Overture, Jupiter’s fairground, Avril...
by Kathleen McGowan | Jul 1, 2024
A few news items to start your week! On June 24th the latest in oboist Kate Rendall’s ongoing quest for justice from the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (NZSO) was reported on social media. Rendall has been appealing to the NZSO to investigate a previous member—her...
by Kathleen McGowan | Jun 24, 2024
The summer of 2024 is shaping up to be a summer of women conductors—a welcome sight in a classical music landscape that has famously been hostile to women on the podium. On July 5 & 6, Dalia Stasevska will lead the Sydney Symphony Orchestra in a program of Finnish...
by Kathleen McGowan | Jun 22, 2024
This week will be celebrating the life and achievements of composer Ruth Schönthal, in honor or her centennial birthday! While there are many important recordings of chamber and solo works by Schönthal, We have been unable to find any readily sharable recording of her...