by Liane Curtis | Apr 27, 2018
Listen tonight (April 27) to the Johnstown Symphony’s April 7 performance — 7 pm (Eastern Daylight Time) on WQED Radio (Link here) Published April 5: Ethel Smyth’s THE PRISON to receive North American Premiere “She is a hero, and it so...
by Liane Curtis | Mar 26, 2018
Our reporter Tim Diovanni continues his report from the Society for American Music 44th Annual Conference. (Read his Introduction here) Operas by Beach, Smyth, and Higdon: Compelling Opportunities for Diversification In this first installment of the series, I...
by Liane Curtis | Feb 15, 2018
With two upcoming performances of music by Dora Pejačević taking place in the next few weeks, we wonder if this remarkable but little-known composer, who was writing powerful orchestral works a century ago, is finally ready for rediscovery. [Wondering how to...
by Liane Curtis | Dec 9, 2017
We are thrilled that the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, under the direction of Joana Carneiro, will be performing second movement, Alla Siciliana of Amy Beach’s “Gaelic” Symphony in E minor, Op. 32 (Women’s Philharmonic Advocacy Publications’ revised...
by Liane Curtis | Oct 3, 2017
Distinguished Guest Blogger Timothy Diovanni joins us again with a sequel to his previous article about Germaine Tailleferre, Malicious Men: The Harmful Effects of Tailleferre’s Father and Husbands on her Life and Career. Imagine yourself in Paris in late May...
by Liane Curtis | Sep 21, 2017
The recent international conference “American Women Composer-Pianists” named Amy Beach (1867-1944) and Teresa Carreño (1853-1917) as focal points, in celebration of the notable anniversaries connected with them (the 150th anniversary of Beach’s...
