News to start your week! WQXR had a blog post this week highlighting historical figures who also wrote music. Included in their list is Catherine the Great – though she was a librettist, not a composer. What a shame to not include at least a few other female...
News to start your week! There are important conversations as a result of Charlottesville happening across disciplines. One thought provoking discussion about the problems with a Eurocentric approach to music history and music theory is made by musicologist Ethen...
News to start your week! The Women Composers Festival of Hartford has announced the 2018 featured artists! This year’s festival will include Tawnie Olson as composer in residence and Cuatro Puntos String Quartet as ensemble in residence. Dr. Karen Cook...
News to start the week! Anne Midgette of The Washington Post has responded to NPR’s list of top 150 albums by women and compiled a list of the top 35 women composers. It’s hard to argue with any of her choices, though the list is rather biased on...
News to start your week! Don’t miss the latest podcast from Listening to Ladies! Host Elizabeth Blair has a conversation with composer Aftab Darvishi. And don’t forget to subscribe, support, and spread the word about this fantastic project! This...
News to start your week! BBC Radio 4’s “Behind the Scenes” looks at Lithuanian conductor Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla’s work during her first year as Music Director of the Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Listen online here. Conductor Amy...
