Chen Yi Premiere Streams!

Chen Yi Premiere Streams!

by | Oct 6, 2023

[Update: Chen Yi’s role in the US-China Music Institute is discussed here; “U.S.-China forum calls for revitalizing relations through music”] Chen Yi’s Symphony  no. 3 My Musical Journey to America will will stream live in its east coast...
Morfydd Owen’s Life and Work

Morfydd Owen’s Life and Work

by | Oct 4, 2023

This week we are celebrating the life and music of Welsh composer Morfydd Owen, who was born October 1, 1891. A brilliant pianist, singer, and composer, Owen’s tremendous oeuvre of work has been underperformed since her tragic death in 1918, when she was only 26 years...
Celebrating Vivian Fine

Celebrating Vivian Fine

by | Sep 28, 2023

Today, Sept. 28, 2023, is the 110th birthday of Vivian Fine.  This blog was originally published on March 20, 2011, titled Remembering Vivian Fine. Sunday, March 20th (2011), marked the 11th anniversary of the death of Vivian Fine (1913-2000) and the loss of a truly...
Monday Link Roundup: Sept. 25, 2023

Monday Link Roundup: Sept. 25, 2023

by | Sep 25, 2023

Two Important Festivals: The Women Composers Festival of Tübingen begins on Friday Sept. 29.  With a focus on the 19th Century: Tübingen composer Josephine Lang and three contemporaries (Emilie Mayer, Luise Adolpha Le Beau and Ethel Smyth), it continues 10 days and...