New Kaija Saariaho Recording

by sarah | Jan 29, 2015

Thanks to Q2 Music for their feature and review of the new CD of Kaija Saariaho’s works!  Reviewer Daniel Stephen Johnson says this about Saariaho: In an era when the very notion of a classical “masterpiece” has all but fallen apart in the face of...

Celebrating Florence Price

by sarah | Jan 27, 2015

The work to level the playing field for women composers means more than encouraging the inclusion of compositions by women on concert programs.  Advocating for women can mean helping the wider public to become familiar even with the names of significant figures.  Most...

“Street Requiem” by Kathleen McGuire in US Premiere

by sarah | Jan 8, 2015

A new Cantata, by composer and conductor Kathleen McGuire, working in collaboration with Andy Payne and Jonathon Welch, will receive its US premiere on January 25 in Dallas.  The Cantata, Street Requiem, was written to “bring a sense of peace, remembrance and...

Historic Women in Rhinebeck, NY

by sarah | Jan 6, 2015

I can think of no better way to kick off the new year than by attending what will no doubt be a fabulous concert that includes works by historic and contemporary women composers. The Rhinebeck Chamber Music Society is presenting their concert celebrating women in...

Mica Levi wins major Film Award

by Liane Curtis | Jan 2, 2015

Composer Mica Levi has been awarded the European Film Award for best composer, for her music to Under The Skin, a steamy Sci-Fi horror thriller, starring Scarlett Johansson.  Levi had no prior film experience, but the film’s music producer had heard a...

Handel and Haydn Society Celebrates 200 Years

by sarah | Dec 19, 2014

The Handel and Haydn Society – the oldest continually performing arts organization in the U.S. – is celebrating their bicentennial this year.  Founded in Boston in 1815, the chorus has made important U.S. premieres of works by the “great...