Category: awards
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A Nobel Honor for Amy Beach
We are thrilled that the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, under the direction of Joana Carneiro, will be performing second movement, Alla Siciliana of Amy Beach’s “Gaelic” Symphony in E minor, Op. 32 (Women’s Philharmonic Advocacy Publications’ revised edition) for the Nobel Prize Awards Ceremony! The Ceremony will take place on Sunday, Dec. 10 at 4:30 P.M. Central European Time (CET, which…
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September 5, AMY BEACH DAY
“I, Martin J. Walsh, Mayor of Boston, do hereby declare September 5, 2017 to be: Amy Beach Day in the City of Boston. I urge all my fellow Bostonians to join me in recognizing and honoring Amy Beach as one of the most successful American composers.”
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Recognition for Community Women’s Orchestra
Congratulations to the Community Women’s Orchestra in Oakland, CA for winning the 2017 Kris Sinclair Leadership Award from the Association of California Symphony Orchestras! The Community Women’s Orchestra is a volunteer all-woman ensemble that was founded as an offshoot of The Women’s Philharmonic. Over the past 20 years the ensemble has grown, developed, and thrived…
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Monday Link Round Up: February 27, 2017
News to start your week! The Oscars happened Sunday night – and Mica Levi was nominated for best film score for Jackie. In recognition of her nomination, The New Yorker has a profile of the musician and composer. Also in The New Yorker, Alex Ross explores Kate Soper’s new work and “philosophy-opera” Ipsa Dexit which was recently presented…