Listen to This: Ruth Gipps

Listen to This: Ruth Gipps

Ruth Gipps (February 20, 1921-February 21, 1999) was an English composer, oboist, pianist, conductor, and educator. Her tremendous compositional output includes five symphonies, seven concerto, and a vast number of chamber and choral works. Gipps was a child prodigy,...
Monday Link Roundup: Sept. 25, 2023

Monday Link Roundup: Sept. 25, 2023

Two Important Festivals: The Women Composers Festival of Tübingen begins on Friday Sept. 29.  With a focus on the 19th Century: Tübingen composer Josephine Lang and three contemporaries (Emilie Mayer, Luise Adolpha Le Beau and Ethel Smyth), it continues 10 days and...
All Hail The Tenth Muse!  Part 1

All Hail The Tenth Muse! Part 1

By Dr. April Lynn James Affectionately known as The PhDiva!!!, Dr. April is a classically trained soprano with a PhD from Harvard best known for her groundbreaking work returning operas composed by women to the world’s stages. She survived her Harvard doctoral...
Elizabeth Recommends: Piano Concertos

Elizabeth Recommends: Piano Concertos

by Elizabeth de Brito This month on Elizabeth Recommends, discover 200 years of phenomenal piano concertos. From 19th century Germany to 21st century Mexico, enjoy my selection of the finest piano concertos you need to hear. As always I’ve included links to...
Elizabeth Recommends: Symphonic Poems

Elizabeth Recommends: Symphonic Poems

By Elizabeth de Brito This month on Elizabeth Recommends  I am focusing on Tone Poems, introducing seven of the most essential symphonic poems from the past two centuries and around the world. Each one depicts an extraordinary story, some inspired by specific poetry,...
On the rediscovery of Helen Hagan

On the rediscovery of Helen Hagan

We are thrilled by this excellent article in the Washington Post about tonights revival (premiere of the new orchestration) of Helen Hagan’s Piano Concerto.  The concert will livestream here on the website of the Yale School of Music https://music.yale.edu/live...