Feminist in the Concert Hall
The First Recording of Ethel Smyth’s The Prison
We welcome our Featured Guest Blogger Dr. Amy Zigler back to share her recent experience! The Recording of Ethel Smyth’s The Prison by James Blachly and the Experiential Orchestra, with Sarah Brailey, soprano, Dashon Burton, bass-baritone, Steven Fox and the...
Camellia Symphony Celebrates Black History Month
I hope you are having a great Black History Month! I know I am, and as part of my celebration I attended the Camellia Symphony Orchestra's concert, titled Past, Present, and Future. An ambitious and excellent community orchestra in Sacramento, they offered an...
Monday Link Round Up: February 18, 2019
News and Music to start your week! We are saddened to report the loss of Dr. Nancy B. Reich - renowned musicologist and advocate for women's work in music. Her daughter Susanne Reich suggested in her late mother’s obituary the opportunity for people to donate to...
Remembering Dr. Nancy B. Reich
The expanded and updated version of this page is here. Thank you and sorry for the detour! https://wophil.org/nancy-reich-tribute/ On January 31, 2019, renowned musicologist Dr. Nancy B. Reich passed away at the age of 94. Her extensive obituary is available via...
Monday Link Round Up: February 11, 2019
News and music to start your week! The Financial Times calls composer Anna Thorvaldsdottír "the most exciting force in Icelandic music since Björk" but clearly she is a dynamic artistic figure outside of Icelandic music! The article looks at her life, music, current...
Music to Love – Upcoming Concerts
February is bringing us a wonderful assortment of concerts! Last weekend saw the performances of works by Joan Tower and Amy Beach by the Springfield Symphony (read an excellent review at MassLive), as well as Libby Larsen's Symphony No. 4 by the California Chamber...