by sarah | May 15, 2017
News to start your week! In honor of Mother’s Day, WQXR shared some conversations about music and motherhood with four highly accomplished professional musicians. Catch it here! And, along the same lines, it’s a perfect time to re-read Emily...
by sarah | May 8, 2017
News to start your week! Tom Huizenga at NPR’s Deceptive Cadence continues the conversation about representation with Pulitzer Prize winning composer Du Yun, and follows up on the essay written by Mohammed Fairouz (included in last week’s round up)....
by sarah | May 5, 2017
Last week audiences in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania were treated to a new edition of Amy Beach’s Mass. This weekend there are two opportunities to enjoy Beach’s Symphony – a great way to continue the celebrations of her sesquicentennial! The first...
by sarah | May 1, 2017
News to start your week! NewMusicBox has a fantastic piece by composer Emily Doolittle about composing fits into motherhood. A hugely important – and not often discussed – topic. Doolittle’s article brings great insight and context into this issue....
by sarah | Apr 28, 2017
More great concerts – and very different concert experiences – to enjoy this weekend! The Moravian College Choir, in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, is presenting the premiere of a new edition of Amy Beach’s Mass on April 29. The work, composed when Beach...