Feminist in the Concert Hall
Monday Link Roundup: Oct. 23, 2023
ICYMI -- Composer Courtney Bryan has been awarded a MacArthur "Genius" Grant -- WRTI has this report. We mourn the death of Jazz great Carla Bley. Her varied and prolific output included the sprawling jazz opera "Escalator Over The Hill." Listen on NPR. An...
All Hail The Tenth Muse! Part 2
By Dr. April Lynn James. Part 1 is published here My bestselling book,* The Tenth Muse: How Maria Antonia Advanced the Pastoral Opera, is a major revision of the dissertation I completed in 2002. Why did I not publish it then? I had other things to do with my life...
Chicago Sinfonietta performs Regina Harris Baiocchi’s Muse for Orchestra
Tonight, October 7, the Chicago Sinfonietta performs Regina Harris Baiocchi’s "Muse for Orchestra," led by Music Director Mei Ann Chen. Their Oct. 5 performance of the work, described as “a powerful tribute to the muses who inspire and guide us,” was its Chicago...
Chen Yi Premiere Streams!
[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 premiere tonight (Fri. Oct....
Morfydd Owen’s Life and Work
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
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...