BBC Radio 3 is planning a full day of programming of works by women composers in honor of International Woman’s Day on March 8. The schedule will include works of and conversations about Fanny Mendelssohn, Rebecca Clarke, Anna Meredith, Barbara Strozzi, Germaine...
This coming weekend will see three different performances of 2014 Performance Grant winners! The Sheboygan Symphony will perform three works by Ana Milosavljevic on February 7 – Red (2013) for orchestra, the World Premiere of Reflections (2013) for...
Thanks to Q2 Music for their feature and review of the new CD of Kaija Saariaho’s works! Reviewer Daniel Stephen Johnson says this about Saariaho: In an era when the very notion of a classical “masterpiece” has all but fallen apart in the face of...
Artistic directors, conductors, and radio playlist makers, love to acknowledge composer birthdays. In fact, we just discussed how significant birthdays can impact programming on a national level as orchestras include tribute concerts in their annual programming. ...
The work to level the playing field for women composers means more than encouraging the inclusion of compositions by women on concert programs. Advocating for women can mean helping the wider public to become familiar even with the names of significant figures. Most...
