Welcome to September – and back to classes for students across the country! As educators finalize syllabi and students return practicing after a summer hiatus, we applaud the efforts being made by all teachers – whether classroom instructors or private...
Some links to start your week: The Peabody Conservatory has announced that Marin Alsop will be taking over as Director of Graduate Conducting. A fantastic appointment! Read the press release here. We’ve been keeping up with the Change.org petition started by...
The current issue of The New Yorker includes a column by Alex Ross in which he explores the ways in which the symphony has transformed in new music. As one would expect, it covered the most familiar names with only a few surprises (including Gloria Coates who, to...
We wrote about this fantastic project in January when the work received its U.S. Premiere. The Cantata,which addressed topics of homelessness and street violence, is an impressive undertaking and seemingly builds community wherever it is presented. As we saw earlier...
As we strive to encourage better representation for works by women in concert halls and classrooms, we acknowledge that there are continued obstacles that educators, administrations, and ensembles need to overcome – including financial barriers. For this reason...