by Kathleen McGowan | Sep 29, 2025
Here’s our news, highlighting some of the interesting work being performed around the world! On its September 20th and 21st concert, the Houston Symphony included the world premiere of Julia Wolfe’s Liberty Bell, a Houston Symphony co-commission, on its...
by Kathleen McGowan | Sep 22, 2025
On September 30th the Tryon Concert Association will open its 2025/26 season with a concert by Seraph Brass. Concertgoers will hear music by composer Reena Esmail as well as Jeff Scott, Grieg, Verdi, Mozart, Borodin, Liszt, and Gershwin. Esmail and Scott are...
by Kathleen McGowan | Sep 15, 2025
There’s lots going on in the Pacific Northwest this week! Conductor Xian Zhang has officially taken the podium of the Seattle Symphony as its next music director. Zhang was the Seattle Symphony’s Music Director Designate during its 2024/2025 season, and she led...
by Kathleen McGowan | Sep 11, 2025
A Review-Essay by Kathleen McGowan, a PhD student at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Her dissertation focusses on women’s musicking in 19th and early 20th century Britain. She is the Blogger-in-Chief from Women’s Philharmonic Advocacy. The Life and...
