by sarah | Feb 25, 2019
News and Music to start your week! ICYMI, Musicologist Douglas Shadle has a new post at NewMusicBox about the life and legacy of Florence Price, specifically remembered in this #BlackLivesMatter era. If you haven’t already, make time for this great piece now!...
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...
