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Monday Link Round Up: September 18, 2017
News to start your week! This past weekend academics, performers, and music enthusiasts gathered at the University of New Hampshire to remember the lives and work of Amy Beach and Teresa Carreño. The Eagle Tribune wrote about the conference, and specifically wrote about Beach’s life and music. Great to read about WPA Grant Winner Chicago Sinfonietta…
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Monday Link Round Up: September 11, 2017
News to start your week! NewMusicBox has an interview with American composer George Walker, who is still composing at 95. Learn more about his life and compositions on the NewMusicBox website, and through the video below: Also this week on NewMusicBox, Shi-An Costello discusses Orientalism in American Classical Music – a great piece to raise…
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2017-18 Season: By the Numbers
Now that Labor Day, and the end of summer, has passed we are looking forward to the start of the 2017-18 concert season – and taking a critical look at what we can expect in the coming programming. We at WPA have been looking at the repertoire of major ensembles for a long time, and…