Feminist in the Concert Hall
Artistic Vision at the Boston Symphony Orchestra??
Jeremy Eichler (music critic at the Boston Globe) has recently worried that James Levine is not providing the BSO with strong leadership, while "Across the country orchestras are updating their approaches to programming with the goal of engaging listeners - current...
Interview with Augusta Read Thomas
The Boston Symphony Orchestra will perform Augusta Read Thomas' Helios Choros II on October 15, 16, 17, and 20. I wanted to make sure to note this exciting and important event, so I asked Prof. Thomas if I could interview her for this blog, and she was kind enough to...
(Yet Another) Article about Women Conductors
Another addition to the continued conversation about the trials and tribulations or women as conductors in the professional music world appeared in Variety this past week. The piece, written by Anastasia Tsioulcas, is also a contender in the contest for the Poorest...
Being Heard: A Look at Orchestral Repertoire
As we are getting settled into a new concert season and all the anticipated performances, particularly of work by women composers, it’s also a good time to look back on the historical precedent of American ensembles performing works composed by women. I. Where to...
Sexualizing Spaces
This is old news now, but still worth mentioning. Robert Everett-Green from the Globe and Mail recently shared a very vivid article on the new concert hall at Toronto’s Royal Conservatory of Music. Though I’m sure patrons of the arts can all be appreciative of a...
Rethinking Mozart
In recent days the life, and death, of one of the most famous dead, white, male composers has been in the news quite a bit. Even CNN.com has included stories on their main page, further demonstrating the force that a famous name can carry with it in today’s world....