Curtis on tour features Higdon Viola Concerto!
(3/14/2015) “Curtis On Tour” is the Curtis Institute of Music’s annual showcase of its students and some distinguished alumni. Last year I attended their concert in Boston, and just last night I was thrilled to be able to hear their chamber orchestra at U.C....
Georgia Tech SO Plays Hensel
The Georgia Tech Symphony Orchestra, winner of a 2014 Performance Grant, will be performing two works by women composers in their concert tonight! GTSO conductor, Chaowen Ting, has arranged Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel’s String Quartet for string orchestra – a...
Curtis Institute to Premiere Higdon
The Curtis Institute of Music Chamber Orchestra, winner of a 2014 Performance Grant, is kicking off a national tour featuring with the World Premiere of a Viola Concerto by Jennifer Higdon. The first concert is Saturday, March 7 at the Library of Congress, who...Interview with Caroline Shaw
New Music Box just posted a fabulous conversation with Pulitzer Prize winning composer Caroline Shaw. At the time she won the Pulitzer much was made about her age (she was only 30 – the youngest ever person to win) and her training, or lack thereof. You can...