Author: sarah
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Composers You Should Know: Nancy Dalberg
July 6 marks the 136th birthday of Danish composer Nancy Dalberg (1881-1949). Dalberg was a student of Johan Svendsen and Carl Nielsen. As part of her training with Nielsen, Dalberg was challenged to experiment with orchestration – which led to Nielsen and Dalberg working closely together, including Dalberg helping to orchestrate works for Nielsen…
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Monday Link Round Up: July 3, 2017
News to start your week! We mentioned the new opera, Vireo, by Lisa Bielawa being released online the other week. The episodic serial work will be released online and on KCET – and episode 1 is now available to view online! The Hart Institute for Women Conductors through the Dallas Opera Company has announced the next…
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FSYO Honoring Women in European Tour
The Florida Symphony Youth Orchestra has a 60 year tradition of educating, nurturing, and inspiring young musicians. In recent years we at WPA have been delighted to support their mission in part with our Performance Grants, offering more opportunities for the students to become familiar with the diversity that exists in the canon of western…
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Composers You Should Know: Ruth Schönthal
This week we are honoring the life and music of German composer, pianist, and educator Ruth Schönthal (1924-2006). Born in Hamburg, she demonstrated an early talent and became the young student ever accepted to the Stern’sches Konservatorium in Berlin at age five. After being forced to leave Nazi Germany in 1935 due to her Jewish heritage,…