Feminist in the Concert Hall
American Composers Orchestra World Premiere
The American Composers Orchestra, winner of a 2014 Performance Grant, will feature the world premiere of Sanctum by Courtney Bryan on Thursday, April 9. Bryan, who just completed her DMA in composition at Columbia, is an eclectic musician and composer, exploring...
Featured Guest Blog: Discovering Louise Talma’s First Orchestral Works
Featured Guest Blogger: Kendra Preston Leonard We are happy to be launching a new series of guest bloggers. Leonard's book Louise Talma: A Life in Composition (Ashgate, 2014) was published last year and caught our attention, so we are honored to have her as our...
Women on the Radio
A lot has been made of the attention that BBC Radio 3 has given to women composers surrounding International Women's Day. But let's not forget the wonderful radio hosts that devote time to women composers on a weekly basis and not just in honor of a particular day,...
Curtis on tour features Higdon Viola Concerto!
(3/14/2015) “Curtis On Tour” is the Curtis Institute of Music’s annual showcase of its students and some distinguished alumni. Last year I attended their concert in Boston, and just last night I was thrilled to be able to hear their chamber orchestra at U.C....
Update: Marin Alsop at Harvard
Update: The Harvard Review reports on the conversation with Alsop, as she received the distinguished Luise Vosgerchian Teaching Award Original post: Internationally acclaimed conductor Marin Alsop will be at Harvard University on March 24 to receive the Luise...
Women Composers on Social Media
With the flurry of activity surrounding Women's History Month and International Women's Day, I've come across some excellent and affirming acknowledgements of women's work in music in some unexpected places. There are many inspired and wonderfully intentioned people...