by Liane Curtis | Oct 25, 2014
The noted publication Musical America recalled Amy Beach’s travels and concertizing a century ago, by reprinting an article from October 17, 1914 that interviewed the composer and gave details of her trip. Musical America offered links to a scanned version of...
by Liane Curtis | Mar 11, 2014
Nkeiru Okoye was born in New York (1972), and growing up, frequently visited her father’s native Nigeria. She won a song-writing competition at age 13, and decided to study composition seriously. She received degrees from the Oberlin Conservatory (BA) and Rutgers...
by Liane Curtis | Sep 30, 2011
— Hey, I haven’t worn a sandwich-board since the VPO protest of 1999! A lot of fun! My sign reads: BSO, why are women composers excluded? 2011-2012: 70 pieces by 32 composers— ALL of them MEN. Women’s Philharmonic Advocacy www.wophil.org Sign our mailing...
by Liane Curtis | Mar 3, 2011
James Levine’s announcement that he will resign as Music Director at the Boston Symphony Orchestra was of course big news today. And “Let the guessing games begin,” said the Globe, with a piece naming four possible candidates, all of whom were...
