Happy Labor Day, everyone! As we pause to reflect on the history of American workers – let’s take some time to be grateful for women’s work in music in particular. In honor of again conducting the final night of the BBC Proms, Marin Alsop was...
Some links to start your week: The Peabody Conservatory has announced that Marin Alsop will be taking over as Director of Graduate Conducting. A fantastic appointment! Read the press release here. We’ve been keeping up with the Change.org petition started by...
Start the week off right with some fresh links: We wrote last week about Jessy McCabe, the student in London who is petitioning for the school curriculum and exams to include works by women. Her petition is closing in on 2,500 signatures, and there is still time to...
The dog days of summer means a slow news week, but here are a few links to catch up on as you start your week: Alex Ross shared a recording of Liza Lim’s Invisibility at his blog, The Rest is Noise, perhaps in response to Lim’s own announcement of...
Some stories and links to start your week: Test your knowledge with the monthly quiz sponsored by Into the Light Radio. The first person to correctly name the composer and piece will win an orchestral sampler CD from WPA! Find the quiz here. Evelyn Glennie, who is...
Some news to start the week: Anna Meredith’s Smatter Hauler, a BBC Commission, received its World Premiere at The Proms – you can listen to a recording of the performance online here. Alex Ross attended a performance of The Wreckers and wrote about it...
