Feminist in the Concert Hall
Monday Link Round Up: April 4, 2016
News to start your week! Anna Beer, a writer, historian, and Lecturer at the University of Oxford, just had an editorial published by The Guardian sharing her experience learning about the rich but forgotten history of women's work in music. She discuses works by...
Shocking Lack of Dead White Men Among 2016-2017 Repertories
Orchestras across the country are beginning to announce programming for the 2016-2017 season – and we couldn’t be more THRILLED about the coming concerts! The top ensembles from across the country have finally decided to eschew the typical classical fare of more...
New Music This Weekend
We are looking forward to another great weekend of concerts from WPA Performance Grant winners! On Friday, April 1 the American Composers Orchestra will present a concert of works inspired by Indian and Middle Eastern traditions. Three World Premieres will be...
New film on Florence Price airs on PBS!
The new documentary film "The Caged Bird: the Life and Music of Florence B. Price," will be broadcast nationally on March 28 and 29 on the PBS World channel. The film tells the inspiring story of the first African-American woman to have her music performed by a major...
Monday Link Round Up: March 28, 2016
Some news - and great listening - to start your week! NPR had some great stories in recent days - including this feature on the life and music of jazz pianist and composer Marian McPartland. Listen below: NPR also introduced listeners to Camerata Romeu -...
Happy Birthday Julia Perry
Today would have been American composer Julia Perry's 92nd birthday. Perry was one of the first African American composers to gain acclaim - and establish a career in composition. Her music was largely neoclassical, but also included experimentation with dissonances....