Proms 2017 – By the Numbers

by sarah | Jun 7, 2017

It’s once again Proms Season!  And that means it’s time once again to look at representation.  There have already been conversations about certain lacking aspects – not only the lack of women composers, but the overall lack of representation of people (including...

Followup on our 2016-17 Repertoire Report

by Liane Curtis | Sep 8, 2016

 We’ve had pushback on some of the information in our blog post on the 2016-2017 orchestral repertoire of the top 21 U.S. orchestras.  A statement by musicologist and writer Steve Ledbetter (on his Facebook page), that these 14 orchestras “have totally turned...

Works by Women in the 2016-2017 Season

by sarah | Aug 30, 2016

There is no denying that the end of summer is upon us.  While that means students returning to classrooms, it also means that the 2016-2017 concert season is arriving, too!  Before we get all dressed up for Opening Night Galas, let’s have a look at what we can...

Works by Women at the 2016 BBC Proms

by sarah | Jul 14, 2016

The most anticipated and celebrated summer festival each year — as well as one of the oldest, and longest, running from July to September.  The Proms always presents an interesting range of ensembles, conductors, soloists, and styles.  The 2016 season kicks off...

Featured Guest Blog: Johanna Kinkel Research in the Twenty-First Century

by Liane Curtis | Jul 6, 2016

Featured Guest Blogger Anja Bunzel  —  On the Occasion of Johanna Kinkel’s Birthday, July 8 In May we featured a blog post  by Anja Bunzel, and we promised another post by her, about her dissertation subject Johanna Kinkel.  Below, in honor of Kinkel’s birthday,...

Choral Work by Ethel Smyth in U.S. Premiere—May 14-1

by Liane Curtis | May 12, 2016

UPDATE: Read a review of the “The Prison”s American debut. While composer Ethel Smyth (1858-1944) has some name recognition, one of her most important works, the concert-length cantata “The Prison”, has never been performed in the U.S.....