Feminist in the Concert Hall
Monday Link Round Up: April 1, 2019
News and music to start your week! Smithsonian Magazine has a great article about Hawai'i's last ruler and composer Queen Lili'uokalani. Last year a new orchestra formed in the UK specifically for musicians with disabilities. Classical FM has a story on how the first...
Monday Link Round Up: March 25, 2019
News and music to start your week! Did you read all of our reports from the Society for American Music conference in New Orleans? You can catch up on Day 1, Day 2, and Day 3! The Boston Globe has a great piece on the efforts by conductor Thomas Wilkins to diversify...
SAM Conference: Day 3
Our adventures at SAM in New Orleans continue with more fantastic papers, food, and camaraderie! On Saturday morning I attended a truly wonderful session focusing on the lives and music of Florence Price and Margaret Bonds, and considering new and intersectional ways...
SAM Conference: Day 2
Friday brought another exciting day of conversation, connection, and potential for future collaboration! After a day of papers and conversations the WPA team had the opportunity to visit the historic Cabildo - which was the title of and setting for Amy Beach's only...
At Last ! Music by Florence Price performed by the Boston Symphony Orchestra
Music by Florence Price performed by the Boston Symphony Orchestra -- 70-plus years after she wrote them There is no doubt that Florence Price's music is undergoing a resurgence. The first performance of her music by the Boston Symphony Orchestra – which will perform...
SAM Conference: Day 1
We are at the Society for American Music Conference in New Orleans and looking forward to many days of great papers, conversations, and opportunities to advocate for the works of women composers. Today was filled with fascinating and intersectional conversations about...