Feminist in the Concert Hall
Monday Link Round Up: September 3, 2018
News to start your week! Have you seen our report on who is being heard in the 2018-2019 orchestral concert season? Find all the news -- good and bad -- here. Listening to Ladies has a new podcast ready to stream and share! In the latest episode she talks to...
Chen Yi and Zhou Long honored by SAM
Timothy Diovanni concludes his reporting on the Society for American Music conference by joining with Liane Curtis and offering insights on the on the Vivian Perlis Concert in Honor of Chen Yi and Zhou Long. Zhou Long and Chen Yi are are Chinese-American composers...
2018-19 Season: By The Numbers
The end of summer marks the beginning of a new orchestral season. As in past years, it's time look at what the top American orchestras have planned for the coming year. I was especially wanted to see if the recent national and international conversations about women...
Monday Link Round Up: August 27, 2018
News to start your week! We are saddened by the passing of American Pulitzer Prize-winning composer, pianist, and educator George Walker. He claimed the title of "first" to many achievements in the classical music world, including: first African American pianist to...
Monday Link Round Up: August 20, 2018
News and music to start your week! The Philadelphia Orchestra is collaborating with American Composers Orchestra to offer a closed reading session for six up-and-coming women composers. Though not open to the public, the ensemble will perform and critique each work...
Beach’s Bal Masqué in Boston Performance
Update: concert postponed to Aug. 23 because of rain. Amy Beach's delightful waltz, Bal Masqué, op. 22, is part of this week's concert by Boston's Landmark Orchestra. Titled "Symphonic Dances" the Aug. 22 event features "music to move by" with professional and...