Feminist in the Concert Hall
Celebrating Undine Smith Moore
This week we are celebrating the birthday of American composer Undine Smith Moore. She was born August 25, 1904 and died February 6 1989. Considered the "Dean of Black Women Composers" she was in the generation that followed the groundbreaking work of Florence...
Monday Link Round Up: August 24, 2020
News and music to start your week! The Philadelphia Orchestra joins in the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the passing of the 19th amendment in the US. In a special conversation taking place on August 26, First Associate Concertmaster Juliette Kang, Composer...
Monday Link Round Up: August 17, 2020
News and music to start your week! A lot to celebrate! August 18th marks the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th amendment, granting U.S. women the right to Vote! Our illustration is from the Music in the Women's Suffrage Movement article of the Library...
The Heart of A Woman: A Review
By Sarah Baer The recent publication of Heart of a Woman: The Life and Music of Florence B. Price marks a bittersweet celebration. This definitive biography of Price, long awaited, is an invaluable addition to the field of feminist musicology, and joins the...
Monday Link Round Up: August 10, 2020
News and music to start your week! We are saddened to hear about the death of Helen Jones Woods - a trombonist who performed with the International Sweethearts of Rhythm, an interracial all-female Big Band that toured widely during WWII. Jones, pictured above, was 96...
Monday Link Round Up: August 3, 2020
News and music to start your week! Congratulations go to Rhiannon Giddens - a trained opera singer, virtuoso fiddler and banjo player, founding member of The Carolina Chocolate Drops, MacArthur Genius grant winner, and composer who is pictured above. Giddens was just...