by sarah | Mar 27, 2014
Rolande Falcinelli (1920-2006) was a French born organist, pianist, composer, and educator. Falcinelli studied at the Paris Conservatory, and her teachers included Marcel Dupré. Falcinelli studied and performed Dupré’s works throughout her life, once playing a...
by sarah | Mar 26, 2014
Today’s events at the Rochester Women in Music Festival feature works by Suzanne Sorkin. Sorkin (b. 1977) has been in featured in festivals throughout the United States and is actively commissioned (including from the Fromm Music Foundation at Harvard...
by sarah | Mar 24, 2014
Liane will be live blogging this week from the Eastman Women In Music Festival—a wonderful annual event full of lectures, masterclasses, and many, many concerts featuring women’s work in music. The event encourages developing musicians to explore the works of...
by sarah | Mar 23, 2014
Madeline Dring (1923-1977) was an English composer born into a musical family, like so many women who would find any success in what was an otherwise unfriendly environment for female musicians. Her talent was recognized early and nurtured—she began music lessons at...
by sarah | Mar 22, 2014
Unsuk Chin (b. 1961) was born in Seoul, Korea, but is based out of Berlin, Germany. A student of Ligeti, her talent was recognized early, winning several compositional awards while she was still in her 20s. The honors continue to this day, including the Arnold...
