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Monday Link Round Up: May 22, 2017
News to start your week! The New York Times remembers the life and work of electronic composer Maryanne Amacher, who died in 2009. Her studies with Stockhausen helped shape her unique approach and sound – and led her to fantastic collaborations, including with John Cage, but few authorized recordings of her works. Read more here. …
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New Works this Weekend
There are lots of opportunities to hear works by contemporary women composers this weekend, and throughout the coming week! On Sunday, May 21 the Community Women’s Orchestra in Oakland, California will present Forbidden Voices, including June Bonacich’s Sorrow is a Willow Tree and a selection from Street Requiem, an enormous and internationally performed work composed by Kathleen…
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Monday Link Round Up: 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 Doolittle’s piece for NewMusicBox about composing and motherhood. The topic of representation in music continues to…