Author: sarah
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Monday Link Round Up: February 7, 2022
Florence Price received national attention this week when television personality Kelly Clarkson included a feature about the composer and her work on Clarkson’s show. The feature includes a performance of Price’s Fantasy n. 2 in F-sharp minor, by two of the students who helped write a new children’s book about her life. Watch here, or…
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Monday Link Round Up: January 17, 2022
News and music to start your week! Happy Martin Luther King Day! To commemorate their 10th anniversary, OperaCréole has planned “A celebration of Black Women in classical music and civil rights, from Ida B. Wells to Kamala Harris.” Unfortunately the concert date is “TBD” due to Covid, but it is an inspiration to read about…
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Monday Link Round Up: January 10, 2022
News and music to start your week! Composer Dr. Sharon Willis, pictured, has collaborated with author Margaret L. Thomas to create music to accompany a children’s book. The book, titled Suazu and Nomeka’s Heir is now also a musical with 16 songs, which they hope to bring to a theatre in the near future. Read…
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Monday Link Roundup: January 3, 2022
News and music to start off your YEAR! We are so excited for the upcoming premiere of Gabriella Smith’s first symphony!. Smith, pictured above, was commissioned by the Santa Rosa and Eugene Symphonies for the work, titled One, and which will receive its world premiere on January 8. Learn more, and read the program notes,…