Feminist in the Concert Hall
Hidden Herstory – Brahms and his female contemporaries
by Elizabeth de Brito Two Germans, a Brit and a Swede walk into a Leipzig salon – sounds like the beginning of a bad joke doesn’t it? In this month’s Hidden Herstory article we explore the work of four composers –Amanda Maier, Ethel Smyth, Clara Schumann and Johannes...
COTM: Julia Perry
Composer of the Week – Julia Perry by Elizabeth de Brito Conductor, violinist, pianist, singer, teacher, composer – this multi-talented woman ushered in a new era of neoclassicism with her wonderful compositions. As the revised edition of her Violin Concerto receives...
New York Youth Symphony Album nominated for Grammy!
GREAT NEWS! A groundbreaking project is receiving deserved recognition! The New York Youth Symphony turned the limitations of the pandemic -- musicians all in lockdown -- into an opportunity to record a new CD, which was released in spring of 2022. This was (as so...
Elizabeth Recommends: Piano Concertos
by Elizabeth de Brito This month on Elizabeth Recommends, discover 200 years of phenomenal piano concertos. From 19th century Germany to 21st century Mexico, enjoy my selection of the finest piano concertos you need to hear. As always I’ve included links to...
Dr. Marcia J. Citron on The Wreckers at Houston Grand Opera
We are deeply honored to have Dr. Marcia J. Citron as a guest blogger. Dr. Citron is Professor Emerita at the Shepherd School of Music, Rice University. The author of When Opera Meets Film (Cambridge UP, 2010) and Opera on Screen (Yale UP, 2000), her groundbreaking...
More good news! A Premiere by Marion Bauer!
More good news! .... And some silliness! Marion Bauer Update: the VIDEO of the Bauer Symphony has been made available by the Seattle Collaborative Orchestra! So fantastic to hear this important piece! Marion Bauer's Symphony n. 1, one of the last works she...