by Kathleen McGowan | Aug 5, 2024
It’s August already! We hope your week and your month are off to a great start! *News Flash* — NYTimes article on Marianne Martines highlights the work of The Women’s Philharmonic and its co-founder, conductor Nan H. Washburn The Northern Chamber...
by Kathleen McGowan | Jul 15, 2024
News to start your week on another sultry Monday! On Thursday July 25th at 7:00 PM, the fellows of the Classical Tahoe Academy will perform a concert celebrating women composers with members of the Classical Tahoe Orchestra at the Ricardi Pavilion at Sierra Nevada...
by Liane Curtis | Jul 6, 2024
We are happy to continue our series, Composers to Discover! featuring essays by students in the Public Musicology Certificate Program at Columbus State University, coordinated by Dr. Reba Wissner. Today’s essay is by Brandon Tharp. Brandon is completing an MM...
by Kathleen McGowan | Jul 1, 2024
A few news items to start your week! On June 24th the latest in oboist Kate Rendall’s ongoing quest for justice from the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (NZSO) was reported on social media. Rendall has been appealing to the NZSO to investigate a previous member—her...
by Liane Curtis | Jun 27, 2024
We love Ruth Schonthal’s music – what we’ve been able to hear of it! (Spotify playlist in this post we did a few days ago). That has been a range of her piano and chamber works, and songs. Of her music for larger ensembles – her operas and orchestral work – we have...
by Kathleen McGowan | Jun 22, 2024
This week will be celebrating the life and achievements of composer Ruth Schönthal, in honor or her centennial birthday! While there are many important recordings of chamber and solo works by Schönthal, We have been unable to find any readily sharable recording of her...
