Feminist in the Concert Hall
Monday Link Round Up: May 7, 2018
News to start your week! A group of female jazz musicians, who call themselves the We Have Voice Collective, are tackling the problem with sexism in the music industry head-on. Inspired by the #MeToo movement they have not only organized, but have put together a code...
Monday Link Round Up: April 30, 2018
News to start your week! A survey of 600 musicians in the UK reveals "a culture of sexual harassment, bullying and discrimination in orchestras, bands and music education". The Guardian has the story. Listening to Ladies has a new podcast up - this time interviewing...
Beach’s Work to be Performed in Colorado
This weekend the Chamber Orchestra of the Springs in Colorado Springs, Colorado will be presenting their final concert of their season titled Timeless Voices and will feature the work of Mozart, Beethoven, and Amy Beach's symphony. Beach's work, Symphony in E...
UPDATE: Smyth’s THE PRISON in radio broadcast, April 27
Listen tonight (April 27) to the Johnstown Symphony's April 7 performance -- 7 pm (Eastern Daylight Time) on WQED Radio (Link here) Published April 5: Ethel Smyth's THE PRISON to receive North American Premiere "She is a hero, and it so relates to the things that...
Monday Link Round Up: April 23, 2018
News to start your week! The Guardian has a conversation with conductor Marin Alsop, who, it was just announced, will again be conducting in the 2018 Proms season. A new initiative created by the Sphinx Organization, the New World Symphony, and the League of American...
Speaking Her Truth: A Discussion with Jessica Rudman and Kendra Preston Leonard
We are delighted to share this conversation between Jessica Rudman (JR) and Kendra Preston Leonard (KPL) as they discuss the upcoming Hartford Opera Theater and Hartford Independence Chamber Orchestra’s program “Speaking Her Truth,” which includes Rudman’s micro-opera...