Feminist in the Concert Hall
Elizabeth Wood Inspires Hartford Festival
The 17th annual Women Composers Festival of Hartford invited musicologist Elizabeth Wood to be their Keynote Speaker, and Wood shares her energizing presentation with us here. It was really more of a Convocation: a kick-off of the Festival, a drawing together of...
Call For Scores Roundup!
March proved to be an excellent month for hearing a wide range of works by women composers - contemporary and historic! We are excited to keep the momentum going throughout the rest of the year, and with so many opportunities for calls for scores, we can look forward...
Monday Link Roundup: April 3, 2017
News to start your week! Bang on a Can is preparing a marathon in honor of their 30th anniversary! The ensemble, which boasts Pulitzer Prize winner Julia Wolfe as a co-founder, will host the concert on May 6 at the Brooklyn Museum. Featured composers will include...
Honoring Women’s Work
As March, and Women's History Month, quickly comes to a close, there are still great opportunities to support women's work in music in concerts across the country! The Women Composers Festival of Hartford (Connecticut) will hold their annual event this...
Monday Link Roundup: March 27, 2017
News to start your week! This year, 2017, is an important celebration year for Amy Beach and Teresa Carreño. A conference is being organized to celebrate their lives and works, and the conference organizers are seeking calls for papers and for performances....
Works by Women this Weekend
There's something for everyone with this weekend's range of concerts happening across the country! In Chicago the Chicago Sinfonietta offers a concert called More Than a Letter: A Celebration of LGBTQ Artists and Classical Music on March 25 & 27. The...