Monday Link Round Up: November 18, 2019

Monday Link Round Up: November 18, 2019

News and music to start your week! Congratulations to composer Gabriela Ortiz for her recent premiere with the LA Philharmonic.  Her Yanga for orchestra and choir, was commissioned by the LA Phil.  Learn more at NPR or listen in below. Congratulations are also owed to...
Monday Link Round Up: November 11, 2019

Monday Link Round Up: November 11, 2019

News and music to start your week! Marin Alsop is the new chief conductor of Vienna’s ORF Radio Symphony Orchestra – it’s the first time a woman has been named chief conductor in Austria.  Read on at RTL Today. Tom Huizenga of NPR’s Deceptive...
Monday Link Round Up: November 4, 2019

Monday Link Round Up: November 4, 2019

News and music to start your week! In sad, but perhaps not surprising news, The Guardian reports that according to the Musicians Union, half of its members have received harassment at work, and a significant percentage of those who chose to leave their careers in...
Monday Link Round Up: October 28, 2019

Monday Link Round Up: October 28, 2019

News and music to start your week! It’s the perfect time of year to revisit one of our favorite blog posts about Elisabeth Lutyens (pictured above) who is often remembered as a composer for her many contributions to horror movie soundtracks! Enjoy!  If you dare...
Monday Link Round Up: October 21, 2019

Monday Link Round Up: October 21, 2019

News and Music to start your week! Last week saw the New York Premiere of Unsuk Chin’s “Su,” concerto for sheng, which had its world premiere in 2009.  The New York Times spoke to Ms. Chin (pictured above) in advance of the Philharmonic’s...