Feminist in the Concert Hall
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...
Met Opera to stream Kaija Saariaho’s Opera, L’amour de loin on May 6-7
We are happy to report that the Met Opera's ongoing daily streams (offered in response to their cancelling the remainder of their season because of COVID-19) will feature a work by a woman, Kaija Saariaho's "L'amour de loin," on Wed. May 6. Watch it on the Met...
Monday Link Round Up: April 27, 2020
News and music to start your week! Happy birthday to Dame Ethel Smyth! (April 22) Read reflections about the great composer, pictured right, by WPA Board Member Robyn Bramhall. There's a wonderful new newsletter, "Fantastic Women Composers and Where To Find Them" (we...