by sarah | Feb 18, 2019
News and Music to start your week! We are saddened to report the loss of Dr. Nancy B. Reich – renowned musicologist and advocate for women’s work in music. Her daughter Susanne Reich suggested in her late mother’s obituary the opportunity for people to...
by sarah | Feb 11, 2019
News and music to start your week! The Financial Times calls composer Anna Thorvaldsdottír “the most exciting force in Icelandic music since Björk” but clearly she is a dynamic artistic figure outside of Icelandic music! The article looks at her life,...
by sarah | Feb 8, 2019
February is bringing us a wonderful assortment of concerts! Last weekend saw the performances of works by Joan Tower and Amy Beach by the Springfield Symphony (read an excellent review at MassLive), as well as Libby Larsen’s Symphony No. 4 by the California...
by sarah | Feb 4, 2019
News and music to start your week! PBS Newshour had the story about the San Fransciso Civic Symphony and their conductor, Jessica Bejarano. Growing up in an environment that didn’t particularly embrace classical music, Bejarano speaks about the challenges she...
by sarah | Jan 28, 2019
News and music to start your week! It’s always exciting to listen to a new episode of Listening to Ladies! Episode 24 features a conversation with Alondra Vega-Zaldivar, a Canadian composer born in Cuba. Find more information and examples of her work on the LtL...
