News to start your week! Very exciting! Congratulations to Jennifer Higdon on winning two Grammy Awards last night! Her Viola Concerto won “Best Contemporary Classical Composition” and she also brought home “Best Classical Compendium” for the...
News to start your week! There have been a number of articles lately about the canon and the so-called “Invisible Hand” that dictates what art is preserved and celebrated. Read Harvard Musicologist Anne Shreffler’s thoughts here, and also a...
News to start your week! Celebrate the life and work of Martin Luther King, Jr. by reflecting on the progress that has been made by trailblazers – like Nkeiru Okoye’s opera Harriet Tubman. (Thea Musgrave also turned to the life of Harriet Tubman for an...
News to start your week! Listening to Ladies is beginning the new year with another episode – this time talking to Elizabeth Baker. Learn more on the website, and listen below. NPR’s All Things Considered host Robert Siegel retired last week...
News to start your week! Aaron Gervais at NewMusicBox continues the discussion of inclusivity and diversity as it relates to classical music in a thoughtful piece about how to move forward meaningfully. Lengthy – but important. Read it here. The #MeToo...