Category: interviews
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Works by Women at Cabrillo Festival
The Cabrillo Festival has championed new music since it was founded in the 1960’s. Under the leadership of Marin Alsop, who has directed the festival since 1992, the annual summer event has delighted new music enthusiasts with exciting concerts, commissions, and premieres. The 2015 Festival, which began last weekend, will highlight the work of several important and increasingly-heard…
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Tansey Davies Interview
British composer Tansey Davies, who will have a new work performed at the BBC Proms this year, was interviewed by Sinfini Music. Davies work is an eclectic mix of traditional and contemporary approaches to music, and has received much well-deserved attention in recent years. In addition to the work being heard at the Proms in…
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Monday Link Round Up
We’ve rounded up some links of interest from over the weekend. Conductor JoAnn Falletta has renewed her contract with the Buffalo Philharmonic for another six years. Falletta, who was also conductor of The Women’s Philharmonic (1986-1997), currently also leads the Virginia Symphony. Read the story here. NewMusicBox has an interview with Melinda Wagner. The interview with…
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A Conversation with Alice Parker
We are always enthusiastic to support the work of student scholars, especially as they increase the knowledge of the work of women composers. Most recently we were delighted to help students in WPA Board Member Beth Denisch’s Women Composers course at Berklee College of Music as they researched and wrote Wikipedia articles on women composers. One…