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...

Saariaho Premiere at Library of Congress

by sarah | May 20, 2015

Kaija Saariaho has another new work being premiered this week.  The Library of Congress has co-commissioned Light and Matter, a new work for piano trio, which will be premiered Friday, May 22.  The same concert will also hear Saariaho’s Aure for violin and...

World Premiere of Saariaho

by sarah | May 12, 2015

The Los Angeles Philharmonic will be giving the World Premiere of a new commission by Kaija Saariaho.  True Fire is written for orchestra and solo baritone and will be performed at concerts May 14-17.  The composer says this about the work: This piece has been growing...

Tania León at Harvard

by sarah | Apr 16, 2015

Composer Tania León will be at Harvard TODAY at 4:00 p.m. for a conversation about her work and music.  León will be discussing many aspects of her career including her work in composition, conducting, teaching, and arts leadership. The event is free and open to the...

Mount Holyoke Plays Hopekirk

by sarah | Apr 15, 2015

The Mount Holyoke Symphony Orchestra, winner of a 2014 Performance Grant, will have their final concert of the season on Friday, April 17 featuring Helen Hopekirk’s Concertstück. Helen Hopekirk (1856-1945) was a Scottish pianist and composer who immigrated to...

American Composers Orchestra World Premiere

by sarah | Apr 7, 2015

The American Composers Orchestra, winner of a 2014 Performance Grant, will feature the world premiere of Sanctum by Courtney Bryan on Thursday, April 9.  Bryan, who just completed her DMA in composition at Columbia, is an eclectic musician and composer, exploring...