Feminist in the Concert Hall
Monday Link Round Up: June 28, 2021
News and music to start your week! Congratulations go to conductor Oksana Lyniv, pictured above, who will be the first woman to lead the orchestra at the Bayreuth festival. Learn more about her career and her experiences being the only woman studying conducting at...
Monday Link Round Up: June 21, 2021
News and music to start your week! The Chicago Tribune spoke with Missy Mazzoli, pictured above, who is wrapping up her third year as Composer In Residence at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. She speaks with the Chicago Tribune about what it was like to be a composer...
Monday Link Round Up: June 14, 2021
News and music to start your week! Tremendous congratulations go to Tania León who was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for music for her work entitled Stride. Commissioned by the New York Philharmonic as part of their 19th Amendment Anniversary commissioning...
Tanglewood — and Beethoven Idolatry — is Back For 2021
By Sarah Baer (with some input by Liane Curtis) The Boston Symphony Orchestra’s summer home is getting ready to welcome guests again in what is perhaps an ideal venue for events in these strange times. The traditions of lawn chairs and picnics while enjoying some of...
Monday Link Round Up: June 7, 2021
News and music to start your week! Composers Now shared a feature on the life and work of Mary D. Watkins in their IMPACT series. Watch the episode below: The Boulanger Initiative had an exciting weekend at Strathmore with their WoCo Fest 2021! Read about the...
BBC Proms 2021: By the Numbers
In a year unlike any other for classical music programming, it is simply a relief to know that live music is once again being scheduled, and that audiences are once again meeting in person. Those of us that crave concert halls and the anticipation of a downbeat will...