by Liane Curtis | May 10, 2024
We are happy to launch a new series, Composers to Discover! featuring essays by students in the Public Musicology Certificate Program at Columbus State University. Coordinated by Dr. Reba Wissner, this unique program that trains students with real-world experiences...
by Liane Curtis | Mar 13, 2024
The Julia Perry Festival Centenary Celebration and Festival in New York City is taking place March 13-16. Julia Perry (1924-1979) is a significant composer who has been known by only a very small fragment of her creative output, although she had a recognized period of...
by Liane Curtis | Nov 20, 2023
We originally published this post on Feb 26, 2021 and are now reposting, since it is so important to our work! Guest author Mary Purpura completed an MA Thesis about The Women’s Philharmonic in 2016. Her research provided an important history of our founding...
by Liane Curtis | Oct 7, 2023
Tonight, October 7, the Chicago Sinfonietta performs Regina Harris Baiocchi’s “Muse for Orchestra,” led by Music Director Mei Ann Chen. Their Oct. 5 performance of the work, described as “a powerful tribute to the muses who inspire and guide us,” was its...
by Liane Curtis | Aug 29, 2023
By Dr. April Lynn James Affectionately known as The PhDiva!!!, Dr. April is a classically trained soprano with a PhD from Harvard best known for her groundbreaking work returning operas composed by women to the world’s stages. She survived her Harvard doctoral...
