Feminist in the Concert Hall
“Mrs. President” Opera, Oct. 28 in NYC
An opera about the original “Nasty Woman,” Victoria Woodhull, will be performed tomorrow at the National Opera Center in New York City, Friday Oct. 28. Composer Victoria Bond wrote the work in 2000, together with librettist Hillary Bell. It will also be streamed...
Coming Concerts
Two more great events to look forward toward this weekend from WPA Performance Grant winners!! The Saratoga Orchestra of Whidbey Island, under the direction of Anna Edwards, will perform American composer Margaret Brouwer's Sizzle. The piece was originally...
Monday Link Round Up: October 24, 2016
News to start your week! In another follow up to the performance of works by Saariaho by the New York Phil, read the review by Alex Ross in the October 31 issue of The New Yorker. The full article is available online here. Cellist Evangeline Benedetti...
Fanny Hensel at the Ballet
"Fanny for ballet!!" read the text message. I blinked and did a double-take at the accompanying photo. Indeed, selections of Fanny Hensel's "Das Jahr" -- The Year -- a cycle of piano pieces composed in 1841, were the music for a new ballet, "Her Notes," choreographed...
Monday Link Round Up: October 17, 2016
News to start your week! The third episode of the Listening to Ladies podcast is live! Listen here to a conversation with composer and sound artist Anna Höstman. The New York Philharmonic performed a new work by Kaija Saariaho at the Park Avenue Armory this past...
Call for Papers for Women Composers Festival of Hartford
The annual Women Composers Festival of Hartford is an event not to be missed, and we are excited to know that planning for the 2017 festival is already well underway. The four day event always includes amazing concerts, papers, workshops, and conversations about the...