by Kathleen McGowan | Dec 8, 2025
We hope you are keeping warm as you start this December week! The organization New York Women Composers (NYWC) has announced the 2025 recipients of their Seed Money Grants. The organization has awarded eight grants of $1000 each to support seven concert projects and...
by Kathleen McGowan | Dec 2, 2025
December greetings, everyone! There’s lots to listen to this week! On December 4th, the award-winning Miami University Symphony Orchestra (MUSO) will present its concert Women in Music – A Celebration of Women Composers under the direction of Maestro...
by Kathleen McGowan | Nov 24, 2025
There’s lots to listen to this week! Conductor Keri-Lynn Wilson had been scheduled to perform composer Vita Poleva’s latest work Sophia at Kyiv’s Philharmonic Hall, in early November 2025. The concert was cancelled at the last minute due to a Russian...
by Kathleen McGowan | Nov 17, 2025
Here’s some recent news for your Monday! On November 14th, Paniz Far Youssefi became the first woman to conduct the Tehran Symphony Orchestra. It’s a significant achievement in its own right, but even more when one considers how much women’s...
by Kathleen McGowan | Nov 12, 2025
Sarah Kirkland Snider’s opera HILDEGARD premiered on November 5th in a production by the Los Angeles Opera, directed by Elkhanah Pulitzer. The production appeared in LA Opera’s Off Grand series that showcases new works. It ran through November 9 at The Wallis in...
