Schneider Crosses Over to Classical–and Wins a Grammy

by SMBrown | Mar 25, 2014

Maria Schneider has a knack for choosing to work in musical genres where women have traditionally been least represented and recognized—and then flipping the script to win all kinds of renown and accolade. As a jazz composer and big-band leader, Schneider has been...

Concert 1: Eastman Festival of Women in Music

by Liane Curtis | Mar 24, 2014

Today was the first day of the Tenth Annual Festival of Women in Music at the Eastman School of Music (Rochester, NY).  The Festival was founded and is organized by pianist and Eastman Faculty member Sylvie Beaudette.  Correct me if I’m wrong, but to my knowledge,...

Eastman Women In Music Festival

by sarah | Mar 24, 2014

Liane will be live blogging this week from the Eastman Women In Music Festival—a wonderful annual event full of lectures, masterclasses, and many, many concerts featuring women’s work in music.  The event encourages developing musicians to explore the works of...

Madeline Dring

by sarah | Mar 23, 2014

Madeline Dring (1923-1977) was an English composer born into a musical family, like so many women who would find any success in what was an otherwise unfriendly environment for female musicians.  Her talent was recognized early and nurtured—she began music lessons at...

Unsuk Chin

by sarah | Mar 22, 2014

Unsuk Chin (b. 1961) was born in Seoul, Korea, but is based out of Berlin, Germany. A student of Ligeti, her talent was recognized early, winning several compositional awards while she was still in her 20s. The honors continue to this day, including the Arnold...

Katerina Kramarchuk, Rising Star and Versatile Composer

by Liane Curtis | Mar 21, 2014

Attending the “Curtis on Tour” concert on Sunday (which I reviewed here ), I had the opportunity to hear a newly composed work by Katerina Kramarchuk, a Curtis alumna. Katerina Kramarchuk is a “rising star” composer, adept in many areas of the current scene.  She...