Featured Guest Blogger: Carol Cubberley on (RE)Discovering Amanda Maier
Carol Cubberley, a freelance violinist in Boston, MA, became interested in uncovering music by women while at Boston Conservatory, and chose to play only music composed by women at her masters recital. In 2013 Carol was the violinist for the Apple Hill Festival...Monday Link Round Up: February 1, 2016
Some news to start your week! Philip Kennicott, art critic for The Washington Post, contributed to this month’s Opera News to discuss the ways in which topics of gender and race are handled – or not – in current opera productions. This comes after...Olivia Block on NPR
NPR’s Morning Edition shared the work of Chicago based composer Olivia Block as part of the series, “Musicians in their own Words.” In a story that ran on January 7th, Block walked listeners through the soundscape of downtown Chicago and shared how...Happy Birthday, Alice Parker!
American composer, conductor, arranger, and educator Alice Parker celebrated her 90th birthday on Wednesday. We were delighted to see that NPR covered this notable occasion on All Things Considered. Listen to the story below (the transcript is also available here):...