No one can deny that significant changes are afoot when it comes to the performance and reception of western classical music. Though I in no way believe that classical music is dying, I believe that it is important to acknowledge that for classical music to thrive in...
It was just announced that the Institute of European Studies in Vienna named Nancy Van de Vate as composer in residence. Van de Vate, who was born in Plainfield, New Jersey, is a prolific composer and educator, as well as an active performer. Her works are frequently...
As I mentioned during her Feast Day, Hildegard of Bingen is clearly one of the most extraordinary women in history, if not the most extraordinary. Her achievements, including standing up to and even actively challenging The Church, and recording her visions and...
The most recent work by R. Larry Todd, one of the foremost scholars of the Mendelssohn family, turns the attention away from Felix and to his older sister, Fanny. The book, entitled Fanny Hensel – The Other Mendelssohn pays credit to the all too often neglected life...
Missy Mazzoli, whose music is described as being “indie classical”, “chamber rock” and “pseudo-classical”, created her own five-piece ensemble in 2007 to perform her compositions. Victoire consists of two keyboards, violin, double bass and clarinet – and all of the...
