How My Essay on Fullnaming Composers Melted the Internet (and other thoughts)

by Liane Curtis | Jun 23, 2022

Our featured guest author Chris White teaches music theory at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and writes for both the popular and academic press.  We asked him to comment on the reaction to his important article of two years ago, and are thrilled to have this...

Let’s State Firmly “White Supremacy Has No Place Here”

by Liane Curtis | Jan 30, 2021

Musician and Educator Miriam Capellan published the letter below on her blog, Dear Clara.  Given the ongoing importance of the issues it raises, we are reprinting it here.  We offer a few comments following the letter.  Ms. Capellan offers these comments to frame her...

The Role of Activist Orchestras

by sarah | Jun 24, 2020

By Sarah Baer With the world in turmoil, nothing is known about what the future will look like for classical music performances.  The Coronavirus Pandemic ended seasons early for ensembles around the world, and some of the most well-known institutions –...

DSO Women in Classical Music Symposium: Bringing “First and Only” into Community

by Liane Curtis | Nov 11, 2019

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...

A musical “blind taste-test” casts light on the biased processes of Canon-formation

by Liane Curtis | Oct 14, 2018

Salastina Music Society carried out a remarkably original experiment last weekend (Oct. 6 & 7) – raising issues of how and why some works get into the classical music canon – and some works don’t.  Salastina’s two directors were struck by a certain...

International Women’s Day 2018

by sarah | Mar 7, 2018

In the past few years the enthusiasm and programming surrounding March 8 has expanded in exciting ways.  No doubt due to the response to #MeToo, #TimesUp, and #NeverAgain movements, the plans for this year’s International Women’s Day have felt even more...