by Liane Curtis | Dec 30, 2022
By Dr. Liane Curtis On Dec. 2, 2022 I had the opportunity to hear – more than hear, of course, to experience — the Experiential Orchestra in New York City (you will recall that EXO brought us the magnificent recording of Ethel Smyth’s The Prison, which won a...
by Liane Curtis | Oct 8, 2022
We rarely blog on the weekends, but we wanted to make sure we mentioned the performance tomorrow (Sunday, Oct. 9) in Australia of Ethel Smyth’s Mass — it may in fact be the first performance of that monumental work in Australia, and it is very a rare all-Smyth...
by Liane Curtis | Jan 22, 2021
— by Liane Curtis The Santa Rosa Symphony (SRS) has seized upon the need to change their programming due to Covid19 as an opportunity to celebrate diversity and highlight some brilliant works by women. They have named Ellen Taaffe Zwilich as Artistic Partner...
by Liane Curtis | Jun 14, 2019
The Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional (OSN — National Symphony Orchestra) of Costa Rica presents a tribute to women composers on June 14 and 16, 2019. The concert is conducted by Gabriela Mora Fallas (pictured left), returning for her second time to lead the...
by Liane Curtis | Mar 11, 2019
Future Concerts & Events March 16-31 (by U.S. State, alphabetically) California The Bay Area Rainbow Symphony will perform Florence Price’s Symphony No. 1 on March 16. On March 24 the Berkeley Symphony will feature Sofia Gubaidulina’s Concerto for...
by Liane Curtis | Feb 18, 2019
I hope you are having a great Black History Month! I know I am, and as part of my celebration I attended the Camellia Symphony Orchestra’s concert, titled Past, Present, and Future. An ambitious and excellent community orchestra in Sacramento, they offered an...
