Category: important dates
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Composers to Discover! and BOTD: Zenobia Powell Perry (1908-2004)
Whaaaa??? Another composer named Perry? And also a long neglected African-American woman? In these pages you’ve read a lot about Julia Perry whose Centennial is being celebrated this year, but today let’s recognize another Perry! Zenobia Powell Perry was born on this day in 1908 (probably). She died in 2004. Perry was her married…
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Juneteenth Celebrations with Orchestral Music (2024)
We’d like to highlight just a few of the many many Juneteenth Celebrations that will be taking place across the US over the next week, with some orchestras also featuring women composers. The Minnesota Orchestra’s Juneteenth Celebration is today Friday June 14, and includes Margaret Bonds’ Benediction from her Montgomery Variations, and William Grant Still’s…
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Celebrating Vivian Fine
Today, Sept. 28, 2023, is the 110th birthday of Vivian Fine. This blog was originally published on March 20, 2011, titled Remembering Vivian Fine. Sunday, March 20th (2011), marked the 11th anniversary of the death of Vivian Fine (1913-2000) and the loss of a truly great American composer. Fine was a prolific composer who completed…
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Thea Musgrave at 90
Conductors and Artistic Directors love celebrating composers anniversary years. There is always tremendous excitement around remembering the work of a beloved composer celebrating a milestone. (Any classical music enthusiast will have a hard time finding any ensemble NOT performing a work, or an entire program, in honor of Leonard Bernstein’s 100th birthday.) This week ensembles…