Feminist in the Concert Hall
Monday Link Round Up: January 25, 2021
News and music to start your week! Celebrations are underway (to the extent possible given the pandemic) for the centennial birthday of pianist and composer Mary Lou Williams, pictured above. She is featured in a story on NPR by reporter Lara Pellegrinelli. Read the...
Trailblazing Women featured by Santa Rosa Symphony
-- by Liane Curtis The Santa Rosa Symphony (SRS) has seized upon the need to change their programming due to Covid19 as an opportunity to celebrate diversity and highlight some brilliant works by women. They have named Ellen Taaffe Zwilich as Artistic Partner and...
Monday Link Round Up: January 18, 2021
News and music to start your week! We in the United States are greatly anticipating Wednesday, January 20, which is inauguration day. Though Washington D.C. will be missing the parades and festivities that are typically associated with the event, we can look forward...
Monday Link Round Up: January 11, 2021
News and music to start your week! Opera Wire profiles composer Thea Musgrave, pictured above, who has led an extraordinary and prolific career. David Salazar's essay includes several examples of her works throughout her career. Happy Birthday to composer Libby...
Happy New Year! and Link Round Up: January 4, 2021
Happy New Year to ALL! We are proud to announce that our 2021 Women Composers' Calendar is available for purchase, to help you celebrate the work of women in the coming year. Featuring the birthdays and achievements of a wide range of composers, it is available for...
Monday Link Round Up: December 28, 2020
News and music to start your week! Happy Christmas to all who celebrate! Enjoy this lovely Christmas Prelude for Chamber Orchestra by Vítězslava Kaprálova, pictured above. It was composed in 1939 and broadcast as part of the Paris PTT Radio program "Noël à Prague,"...