Author: sarah
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Monday Link Round Up: July 17, 2017
News to start your week! In the ongoing discussion about inclusiveness and diversity, Anne Lanzilotti interviews composer and scholar Tara Rodgers about her music and work, including her book, Pink Noises: Women on Electronic Music and Sound. The conversation includes the need not only for more representation in concert halls, but also in classroom curriculums. Read…
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Peggy Stuart Coolidge in Boston
This coming Wednesday the Boston Landmarks Orchestra will be kicking off the summer concert season at the DCR Hatch Memorial Shell. Their concert on July 19, titled Music for a Summer Evening, will include works by Elgar, Vaughan Williams, Delius, Barber, Verdi – and American composer Peggy Stuart Coolidge. Stuart Coolidge’s The Blue Planet, for narrator and…
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Composers You Should Know: Liza Lehmann
This week we are remembering the life and work of British composer and soprano Liza Lehmann (1862-1918). Born into a privileged family, Lehmann was given the opportunity to study music from a very early age in voice and composition. Her teachers included Hamish MacCunn and Jenny Lind. After a decade long concert career Lehmann…
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Monday Link Round Up: July 10, 2017
News to start your week! In international news, The Times of India profiles two young women who are making a name for themselves in a particularly male dominated field. Read more about Feviola Fernandes and Delcy Silveira here. The Conversation explores the continued inequalities in the field of Jazz. Though the article focuses primarily on the opportunities available…