A Woman Composer Speaks Out

by | Apr 4, 2012

Over on http://www.newmusicbox.org/ there is a lively—chaotic, even—debate going on about the identity politics of the “woman composer.”    Composer Rain Worthington wrote the post below as a comment to Rob Deemer’s post, A Helpful List .  With her...

Hilary Hahn and Gillian Whitehead

by | Mar 3, 2012

As I mentioned last year, violinist Hilary Hahn has commissioned 27 new works to use as encore pieces. You can read about the project in an article from the Wall Street Journal here. Hilary has hand-picked 26 composers and is having a contest for the 27th piece(and...
Rochester PO Announces 2012-13 Season

Rochester PO Announces 2012-13 Season

by | Mar 2, 2012

The Rochester Philharmonic just announced its 2012-13 Season.  In his second season, Maestro Arild Remmereit will continue the orchestra’s exploration of great works by women, both historic and contemporary. As we mentioned in our earlier post, we are thrilled...
Florence Price on NPR

Florence Price on NPR

by | Feb 28, 2012

I am always delighted to stumble upon the name of a historic woman composer in the daily news—and kudos to NPR for making my day! Their classical music blog, Deceptive Cadence, highlighted new recordings of works by composer Florence Price —the first African American...
Rebecca Clarke Celebrated by North State Symphony

Rebecca Clarke Celebrated by North State Symphony

by | Feb 21, 2012

Two performances this past weekend, titled “Treasures Beloved and Unknown,” exposed audiences of the North State Symphony in Chico and Redding, California to the work of Rebecca Clarke (1886-1979). The piece performed was Clarke’s most remembered composition, the...

Mel Bonis and Honoring History

by | Feb 7, 2012

When studying the history of women in music, it is all too common to read about the difficulties that women faced from their own families in pursing music seriously. Cases can be found in all time periods, in all levels of society, and in countries far and wide. The...