Feminist in the Concert Hall
Another perspective: The Dallas Symphony Orchestra’s Women in Classical Music Symposium
Last week Penny Brandt reflected on the DSO Symposium, but we certainly felt such an important event could be looked at from multiple perspectives, so we are happy to welcome back Quinn Mason. By Quinn Mason We’re well aware of some of the problems in the classical...
Monday Link Round Up: November 11, 2019
News and music to start your week! Marin Alsop is the new chief conductor of Vienna's ORF Radio Symphony Orchestra - it's the first time a woman has been named chief conductor in Austria. Read on at RTL Today. Tom Huizenga of NPR's Deceptive Cadence reviews Caroline...
DSO Women in Classical Music Symposium: Bringing “First and Only” into Community
Dr. Penny Brandt offers this report on the recent Symposium in Dallas: The “Women in Classical Music Symposium” hosted by the Dallas Symphony Orchestra was held this week at the Morton Meyerson Symphony Center in downtown Dallas, Texas. Organizers included President...
Project W by the Chicago Sinfonietta — CD Review by Quinn Mason
We've followed the important work of the Chicago Sinfonietta for many years (for instance, here is our 2013 interview with their music director, Mei Ann Chen) and are happy to present a review of their latest CD, reviewed by Quinn Mason. Quinn's previous post for us...
Monday Link Round Up: November 4, 2019
News and music to start your week! In sad, but perhaps not surprising news, The Guardian reports that according to the Musicians Union, half of its members have received harassment at work, and a significant percentage of those who chose to leave their careers in...
Libby Larsen Opera in Staged Reading, Oct. 31
Libby Larsen's "Barnum's Bird," a chamber opera about Jenny Lind, the superstar soprano "Swedish nightingale" and P.T. Barnum, who launched her on a 150-performance U.S. tour, will receive a staged reading at Circle in the Square Theatre in New York City on Thurs....