Beyond Mrs. Bach
The classical music world has been all a-tizzy in recent days about Martin Jarvis’ work linking Anna Magdalena Bach to J.S. Bach’s Cello Suites. The story first made headlines in 2008, and again last week now that the theory is explored in a film. The...Repertoire to Know: Alice Mary Smith
With only two weeks left until the deadline for the Performance Grants, our next composer that deserves some attention is Alice Mary Smith (1839-1884). Smith was born in London to an affluent family and had impressive opportunities to study and participate in the...
Hildegard gets Top Billing at Musicology Conference
The American Musicological Society (together with the Society for Music Theory) is holding its annual conference next week in Milwaukee, WI. We are happy to note that the AMS President’s Endowed Plenary Lecture (Nov. 6) is a fascinating report on an interdisciplinary...2010-2011 Repertoire Report
While our priority at the moment is to get the word out about our Performance Grants, we thought we might take a moment to reaffirm the need for those grants, by taking a close look at some data about what orchestras are programming. In our work to level the playing...