Happy 103rd birthday to American pianist and composer Margaret Bonds! Born and raised in Chicago, Bonds showed an early aptitude for music and composition. She pursued formal education in music, studying at Northwestern University and Juilliard. She then sought...
March is Women’s History Month – and while we think that every month is good time to include women’s work in concert program, it’s a particularly appropriate time to reflect on women’s work and impact through time. There are several...
News to start your week! Continuing the conversation about women an opera that began last week with the announcement that Saariaho’s work will be heard next season (and is only the second work by a woman to ever be performed), Shawn Milnes of The Daily Beast...
Today is the 118th birthday of English composer and pianist Dorothy Howell. Howell’s formal music education was at the Royal Academy of Music. Her early success was marked by the premiere of her symphonic poem, Lamia, at the Proms under the baton of Sir Henry...
Happy 132nd birthday to Marguerite Béclard d’Harcourt! A French composer and ethnomusicologist. d’Harcourt studied composition with Abel Decaux, Vincent d’Indy, and Maurice Emmauel. Her compositional output included works for large and small ensembles, including...
