by Liane Curtis | Nov 10, 2022
More good news! …. And some silliness! Marion Bauer’s Symphony n. 1, one of the last works she composed, will receive its long delayed premiere on Nov. 15 by the Seattle Collaborative Orchestra. Bauer’s Symphony composed in 1951, was scheduled to...
by Liane Curtis | Nov 2, 2022
Some GOOD News for your Wednesday! We are so excited that Ethel Smyth’s The Wreckers is receiving an important production at the Houston Grand Opera, and that critics and audiences are THRILLED! The Houston Press calls the 1906 work “an absolute marvel” and demands...
by Liane Curtis | Oct 14, 2022
Applications for our Grant Program are open, and we have extended the deadline to Nov. 15! We realize that that our revised program is unconventional, proposing channels of communication between your artistic planners and the experts on our Board. But we believe the...
by Liane Curtis | Aug 8, 2022
Hope your week is off to a great start! The continuing push for women conductors, and Marin Alsop’s role in supporting more recognition, training and opportunities for women in the field is noted in this review of the “Breaking Barriers” Festival at Chicago’s Ravinia....
by Liane Curtis | May 14, 2022
We wanted to highlight a few of the many exciting events that are taking place this weekend! Pamela Madsen’s massive ORATORIO FOR THE EARTH is being premiered in the resonant Meng Concert Hall at Cal State Fullerton, 3 pm (Pacific time), today Sat. May 14th. ...
by Liane Curtis | May 2, 2022
The rediscovery and exploration of important music by Margaret Bonds is continuing! Wed. May 4, 10:30 AM EDT: Online presentation and discussion: “Margaret Bonds and Black Radicalism” with Dr. Malcolm J. Merriweather, Dr. Rollo A. Dilworth and Dr. Tammy L. Kernodle. ...
