by sarah | Feb 5, 2015
A new work by Jennifer Higdon will be premiered on Monday night (February 9) at Carnegie Hall. Thomas Hampson will be featured in the song cycle for baritone and piano titled Civil Words. It was commissioned by Carnegie Hall. In Higdon’s own words:...
by sarah | Feb 4, 2015
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...
by sarah | Feb 3, 2015
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...
by sarah | Jan 29, 2015
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...
by sarah | Jan 28, 2015
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. ...
