Feminist in the Concert Hall
The Amazing Mrs. Sirmen, aka Maddalena Laura Lombardini Sirmen
Taking up our #ThinkOutsideTheBachs challenge, London-based musician Martin Ash offers engaging insights on the groundbreaking and innovative violinist-composer (also singer and keyboard player) Maddalena Laura Lombardini Sirmen (1745-1818). Martin Ash is a viola...
Monday Link Round Up: May 18, 2020
News and music to start your week! Don't miss 5 Questions to Sunita LeGallou, who is a the producer and host of Music for PhD's, a podcast that features different Canadian composers each episode. LeGallou is, herself, a visual artist and paints to a piece by that...
Follow up to the 2020-2021 Repertoire Report
We went back to the numbers - and looked back over the past three seasons - to see how the most prestigious ensembles in the United States are shaping their programming in terms of inclusion and diversity. There has been significant pressure in recent years, between...
Monday Link Round Up: May 11, 2020
News and music to start your week! Belated Happy Mother's Day greetings! Continue the celebration with Classical FM's recommendations for music to honor mothers - including works by Amy Beach, Rebecca Dale (pictured above), Roxanna Panufnik, and Rachel Bruerville. In...
2020-2021 Season: By the Numbers
By Sarah Baer Even amid all of the chaos and uncertainty - and cancelled seasons - due to the COVID-19 pandemic, ensembles are planning for the future. All major ensembles have released their 2020-2021 season announcements, so we have once again read through, made...
Monday Link Round Up: May 4, 2020
News and music to start your week! The Washington Post has more about music being created during the current crisis - including more about Lisa Bielawa's Broadcast from Home, the fourth installment was released this past week. Bielawa, pictured above, is an American...