Feminist in the Concert Hall
The Impact of The Women’s Philharmonic: Pamela Wilson
We received this beautiful testimonial from Pamela Wilson a while -- OK, over a year -- ago. What a fantastic statement of the unexpected and ongoing resonances of The Women's Philharmonic! Thank you, Pamela! Pamela Wilson works in advancement at Connecticut College...
Monday Link Round Up: May 6, 2019
News to start your week! On entertainment site Vulture, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Justin Davidson discusses the work of Lili Boulanger (pictured), and why it is so deserving of the performances it is finally beginning to receive. Jennifer Dautermann at NewMusicBox...
2019-2020 Season Follow Up
We recently posted our initial findings for the data we collected from the 2019-2020 season, and have received many comments and questions, and I'll answer as many as I can! We were asked was any composer besides Beethoven had more works performed than the total...
Monday Link Round Up: April 29, 2019
News and music to start your week! WQXR often posts listicles of note - this week they shared again their list of 12 Romantic Composers Not Named 'Liszt' or 'Brahms'. Included are: Louise Farrenc, Clara Schumann, Augusta Holmès, Teresa Carreño, Cecile Chaminade, and...
2019-2020 Season: By the Numbers
The 2019-2020 season announcements have been made, so now it’s time to crunch the numbers. As in years past, we looked at the top 21 orchestras with the highest operating budgets throughout the country to see what, and who, they were playing.* You can see last...
Monday Link Round Up: April 22, 2019
News and music to start your week! Congratulations to Ellen Reid on her Pulitzer Prize for p r i s m, an opera she composed with a libretto by Roxie Perkins. Read more at NPR, read what Alex Ross wrote about the piece in The New Yorker, and learn more about Reid in a...