Julia Perry

by | Mar 26, 2011

Unfortunately, little information is readily available on the life and work of Julia Perry (1924-1979). She was born in Kentucky, raised in Ohio, and studied at the Westminster Choir College, Juilliard, and abroad, including with Nadia Boulanger in France. Among her...

Kudos to the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra!

by | Mar 14, 2011

I recently wrote about the news from the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra that they are making a concerted effort to include and recognize the contributions of women musicians in their 2011-2012 concert season.  Just days after the BSO news was announced, I learned that...

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Announces Year of Celebrating Women

by | Mar 10, 2011

The BSO, led by Marin Alsop, just announced their 2011-2012 concert season which will be celebrating the music and achievements of women.  Season highlights include Honegger’s Jeanne d’Arc au Bûcher (which will be semi-staged), James Lee III’s piece about...

Who will lead the Boston Symphony??

by | Mar 3, 2011

James Levine’s announcement that he will resign as Music Director at the Boston Symphony Orchestra was of course big news today.  And “Let the guessing games begin,” said the Globe, with a piece naming four possible candidates, all of whom were...

Women Conductors in the UK

by | Jan 25, 2010

Tom Service, blogger with The Guardian, recently interviewed British conductor Julia Jones. Not surprisingly, the questions for the maestro focused on her gender instead of her repertoire. At least  it was noted by Service himself: You can probably guess the line of...

(Yet Another) Article about Women Conductors

by | Sep 30, 2009

Another addition to the continued conversation about the trials and tribulations or women as conductors in the professional music world appeared in Variety this past week. The piece, written by Anastasia Tsioulcas, is also a contender in the contest for the Poorest...