WPA President as Orchestral Cellist

by Liane Curtis | May 21, 2015

“I’d like to play in that,” was my immediate reaction on hearing about the program planned for June 6, 2015, by the Bay Area Rainbow Symphony in San Francisco.   I’d been communicating with BARS about how to obtain the score and parts for Ethel Smyth’s...

Remembering Margaret Garwood

by sarah | May 6, 2015

Philadelphia based composer Margaret Garwood has died at the age of 88.  David Patrick Sterns of The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote a thoughtful remembrance. She was interviewed by WRTI and profiled in The Philadelphia Inquirer in 2010, shortly before the premiere of her...

Composers to Know: Laura Pettigrew

by sarah | Apr 28, 2015

Canadian composer Laura Pettigrew is internationally recognized for her compositions – which include works for voice, large ensemble, chamber ensembles, and film.  Pettigrew is also actively involved several organizations working for equal representation for...

Featured Guest Blog: Louise Talma (Part II!)

by sarah | Apr 23, 2015

Featured Guest Blogger: Kendra Preston Leonard  Today we feature the second installment in our Featured Guest Blogger series, again focusing on the work of Kendra Preston Leonard and her new book on Lousie Talma.  Leonard is a musicologist whose work focuses on women...

Featured Guest Blog: Discovering Louise Talma’s First Orchestral Works

by Liane Curtis | Apr 2, 2015

Featured Guest Blogger:  Kendra Preston Leonard   We are happy to be launching a new series of guest bloggers. Leonard’s book Louise Talma: A Life in Composition (Ashgate) was published last year and caught our attention, so we are honored to have her as our...

Curtis on tour features Higdon Viola Concerto!

by Liane Curtis | Mar 29, 2015

(3/14/2015)    “Curtis On Tour” is the Curtis Institute of Music’s annual showcase of its students and some distinguished alumni.  Last year I attended their concert in Boston, and just last night I was thrilled to be able to hear their chamber orchestra at U.C....