News to start your week! Cuban composer Tania León is writing an opera about the Little Rock Nine – the first African American students to integrate Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas in 1957. NBC News included a story on the coming opera...
News to start your week! It was great to see an article in the Huffington Post about Orchestra Moderne – a new ensemble based in NYC led by conductor Amy Andersson. The ensemble is committed to performing a diverse range of works, especially focusing on works...
News to start your week! The WQXR blog talks with JoAnn Falletta, conductor of the Buffalo Philharmonic and Virginia Symphony, about why it seems that professional orchestras actually play behind the conducted beat. Read more here. In more conducting news,...
News to start your week! This past weekend academics, performers, and music enthusiasts gathered at the University of New Hampshire to remember the lives and work of Amy Beach and Teresa Carreño. The Eagle Tribune wrote about the conference, and specifically wrote...
News to start your week! NewMusicBox has an interview with American composer George Walker, who is still composing at 95. Learn more about his life and compositions on the NewMusicBox website, and through the video below: Also this week on NewMusicBox, Shi-An...
News to start your week – or to enjoy on Labor Day! The New York Times profiles the life and work of Amy Beach in honor of her 150th birthday, coming on September 5. William Robbin interviewed WPA President Liane Curtis for the piece. Don’t miss...
