Feminist in the Concert Hall
The Life and Work of Meredith Monk
Meredith Monk is one of the most recognized - and recognizable - American composers working today. Her work is acclaimed, and unorthodox. Recognition for her achievements have included commissions, residencies, and numerous awards - now including the National Medal...
Monday Link Round Up: September 28, 2015
Some news to start your week! NPR spoke with Pulitzer Prize winning composer Julia Wolfe discussing the winning work, Anthracite Fields, upon the release of the recording. The conversation covers Wolfe's inspiration and compositional process Read more here or listen...
Women’s Work
As I alluded to on Friday, there has been a lot of conversation as of late about the role of women in music - and the value of their work. After Jessy McCabe successfully instigated change to her school music curriculum to include women composers there were mixed...
Monday Link Round Up: September 21, 2015
What you need to know as you start your week! After 25 years at the helm, Marin Alsop is stepping down as musical director of the Cabrillo Festival after the 2016 season. Stay tuned to see who may fill these very large shoes for the 2017 season, and what adventurous...
Honoring Women’s Work
The work of Women's Philharmonic Advocacy is to recognize and honor the work of historic and contemporary women composers, encourage performances of their works. That the work of women composers has been left out of the canon because it simply isn't "good" is a...
Monday Link Round Up: September 14, 2015
There was a lot of great news over the weekend - time to catch up for the week ahead! Great news for Jessy McCabe and everyone who signed the Change.org petition to include works by women composers in the Edexcel curriculum - change is coming! McCabe received a...