Feminist in the Concert Hall
Monday Link Round Up: April 11, 2016
News to start your week! Susanna Mälkki's work continues to be recognized. Not long ago she was named the new Chief Conductor of the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, and just this week it was announced that she is the new Principal Guest Conductor of the Los...
Composer You Should Know: Florence Price
Today (April 9) is the 129th birthday of American composer Florence Price (1887-1953). Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, Price demonstrated music aptitude from an early age and earned the rare opportunity to study composition with George Chadwick at the New England...
Upcoming Performances
The fantastic performances keep coming with another round of concerts supported in part by WPA Performance Grants! On Saturday, April 9, the River Oaks Chamber Orchestra of Houston will present the world premiere of a new Trombone Concerto by Dorothy Gates (herself...
April Calendar!
If you have our April calendar, you know that we are celebrating some very important composers' birthdays this month, including Florence Price, Germaine Tailleferre, and Ethel Smyth! Oh, and Happy Birthday, Phyllis Tate (today, April 6) -- here's part of her Sonata...
“Figaro Gets a Divorce” — new opera a triumph in Wales!
Composer Elena Langer has achieved a brilliant success as she "completes" the Figaro "trilogy" for Welsh National Opera. Complementing Mozart's "Marriage" and Rossini's "The Barber of Seville," Langer's "Figaro Gets a Divorce" brings us the beloved characters down...
Composers You Should Know: Mary Howe
Today (April 4) is the 134th birthday of American pianist and composer Mary Howe. An incredibly prolific composer, Howe was fortunate to be born into a wealthy and supportive family. After receiving piano lessons from an early age, Howe was performing professionally...