by Liane Curtis | Dec 13, 2024
Martin Ash, a free-lance violist/violinist in the London area who has previously provided us these insightful blog posts about Laura Maddelena Lombardini (here and here), was in thick of the recent world premiere performance of Imogen Holst’s Violin Concerto (1935),...
by Kathleen McGowan | Dec 9, 2024
There’s lots to celebrate as we prepare for the winter holidays! Videmus Inc., via a new arrangement with Boosey & Hawkes, is publishing editions of composer Julia Perry’s previously-unpublished music. The Estate of Julia A. Perry (which had to be...
by Kathleen McGowan | Dec 2, 2024
There’s lots to be excited about for women in music as we kick off December! (Including a few gift ideas.) On Wednesday November 27, the Raices Negras Trio performed at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C. The group featured three...
by Kathleen McGowan | Nov 25, 2024
2024 is wrapping up with plenty of chances to hear music by women composers! On November 24th, Imogen Holst’s Concerto for Violin and Strings (1935) received its first public performance at St Andrew’s Holborn in London by the Elgar Sinfonia of London...
by Liane Curtis | Nov 22, 2024
The Conference on Maria Theresia Paradis continues Saturday Nov. 23 — in person AND streaming at Mount Holyoke College. Titled: Reframing the Gaze: Maria Theresia Paradis, Blind Musicians, and Musical Culture Before & After Braille. Held on November 22-23,...
by Kathleen McGowan | Nov 18, 2024
There’s lots going on for women in music this week! On November 10, 2024 the Cleveland Women’s Orchestra opened its 90th anniversary season with a program of 19th century favorites: the overture from the Verdi/Solera collaboration Giovanna D’arco...
