by Kathleen McGowan | Mar 23, 2026
Lots of ensembles are getting in their celebratory Women’s History Month concerts this week! Performances have been a mix of classic names and pieces (Florence Price, Amy Beach) as well as the new and and some less familiar historic works. On March 22, the...
by Kathleen McGowan | Mar 16, 2026
There’s a lot going on! On March 12th, Amy Beach’s Gaelic Symphony returned to the Philadelphia Orchestra’s repertoire. The orchestra last performed Beach’s Symphony in E minor, “Gaelic” in January 1919—the year before the passage of the 19th...
by Kathleen McGowan | Mar 9, 2026
Happy Women’s History Month! And we hope you celebrated International Women’s Day! So much is going on! On March 12th Palazzetto Bru Zane will begin a series of concerts that give three women composers a chance to shine: Louise Farrenc, Augusta Holmès and...
by Liane Curtis | Mar 6, 2026
In celebration of International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month, we are happy to highlight two important concerts happening this weekend! The Chicago Sinfonietta presents Still I Rise, a concert of all women composers, led by Mei-Ann Chen, on March 6...
