Feminist in the Concert Hall
Google Doodle Celebrates Clara Rockmore
Today's Google Doodle is celebrating the 105th birthday of musician Clara Rockmore. Rockmore was a trained violinist who suffered a physical injury which prevented her from pursing a career in music. That is, until she discovered the theremin. She became the...
Monday Link Round Up: March 7, 2016
News to start your week! WQXR profiles seven women conductors in honor of Women's History Month - including Barbara Hannigan, Xian Zhang, Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla, Joana Carneiro, Elim Chan, Sarah Hicks, and Mei-Ann Chen. Read more here. The Oxford...
Composers You Should Know: Margaret Bonds
Happy 103rd birthday to American pianist and composer Margaret Bonds! Born and raised in Chicago, Bonds showed an early aptitude for music and composition. She pursued formal education in music, studying at Northwestern University and Juilliard. She then sought...
Celebrating March With Music by Women
March is Women's History Month - and while we think that every month is good time to include women's work in concert program, it's a particularly appropriate time to reflect on women's work and impact through time. There are several exciting concerts to look forward...
Monday Link Round Up: February 29, 2016
News to start your week! Continuing the conversation about women an opera that began last week with the announcement that Saariaho's work will be heard next season (and is only the second work by a woman to ever be performed), Shawn Milnes of The Daily Beast asks "Can...
Composers You Should Know: Dorothy Howell
Today is the 118th birthday of English composer and pianist Dorothy Howell. Howell's formal music education was at the Royal Academy of Music. Her early success was marked by the premiere of her symphonic poem, Lamia, at the Proms under the baton of Sir Henry Wood in...