News to start your week! ArtsBoston put together a list of 10 Contemporary Black Composers You Should Know. Included on the list are Jessie Montgomery, Pamela Z, and Chanda Dancy. Read, listen, and share this important list! Brenda Ravenscroft, Dean at the Schulich...
News to start your week! As more and more ensembles are releasing their 2018-2019 season programming it’s been great to read the responses, and calls for change, coming from social media from patrons, academics, and professionals. Don’t miss reading Anne...
News to start your week! It’s been amazing to see so many headlines discussing the life and music of Florence Price! Last week we shared the article by Alex Ross published in The New Yorker about the new recording of the recently discovered Violin Concerto....
News to start your week! Don’t miss Alex Ross’s piece on Florence Price in The New Yorker. He speaks of her “rediscovery”, a coming premiere, and the attention that her music deserves, also mentioning Amy Beach “Gaelic” Symphony...
News to start your week! Very exciting! Congratulations to Jennifer Higdon on winning two Grammy Awards last night! Her Viola Concerto won “Best Contemporary Classical Composition” and she also brought home “Best Classical Compendium” for the...
News to start your week! There have been a number of articles lately about the canon and the so-called “Invisible Hand” that dictates what art is preserved and celebrated. Read Harvard Musicologist Anne Shreffler’s thoughts here, and also a...