Composers You Should Know: Ruth Shaw Wylie

Composers You Should Know: Ruth Shaw Wylie

by | Jun 21, 2017

Saturday, June 24, is the 101st birthday of American composer and music educator Ruth Shaw Wylie (1916-1989).   Born in Ohio, Wylie grew up in Detroit and considered herself to be, “a fairly typical Midwestern composer”.  After earning her PhD in composition at...
Composers You Should Know: Galina Ustvolskaya

Composers You Should Know: Galina Ustvolskaya

by | Jun 14, 2017

Saturday, June 17, would have been the 98th birthday of Russian composer Galina Ustvolskaya (1919-2006). Ustvolskaya studied at the Leningrad Conservatory and was a pupil of Shostakovich who was a champion for her works, even though her style evolved to be distinctly...
Composers You Should Know: Louise Farrenc

Composers You Should Know: Louise Farrenc

by | May 31, 2017

Today (May 31) is the 213th birthday of composer, educator, and virtuosic pianist Louise Farrenc (1804-1875). A celebrated composer in her time, she was the student of Muzio Clementi and Anton Reicha.  She had tremendous support of her family, which led to an...
CD Review: Ruth Lomon, Shadowing

CD Review: Ruth Lomon, Shadowing

by | May 18, 2017

While we rarely publish CD reviews on our blog, we decided it was important to give coverage to a recent CD by composer Ruth Lomon.  Ruth’s music ranges from expressive and lyrical to electrifyingly engaging.  But not only that, Ruth has always been seriously...
Elizabeth Wood Inspires Hartford Festival

Elizabeth Wood Inspires Hartford Festival

by | Apr 10, 2017

The 17th annual Women Composers Festival of Hartford invited musicologist Elizabeth Wood to be their Keynote Speaker, and Wood shares her energizing presentation with us here.  It was really more of a Convocation: a kick-off of the Festival, a drawing together of...