The Other Mozart

The Other Mozart

by | Jul 9, 2014

The Other Mozart — a one-woman play about Wolfgang’s sister Nannerl, is a stunning work in its final week of an off-Broadway run.   It’s amazing and you should get to it if you can.  I’m just back from it and will try to offer a few thoughts on...

Women and Music Festival: Eastman Community Music School

by | Mar 30, 2014

The first of three Festival concerts on Saturday, March 29, was performed by students of the Eastman Community Music School.  Boys and girls performed works composed by women, and four girls performed really lovely pieces that they had written themselves.  The Lowry...
Opening Night at the Boston Symphony

Opening Night at the Boston Symphony

by | Sep 30, 2011

—  Hey, I haven’t worn a sandwich-board since the VPO protest of 1999!  A lot of fun! My sign reads: BSO, why are women composers excluded? 2011-2012: 70 pieces by 32 composers— ALL of them MEN. Women’s Philharmonic Advocacy www.wophil.org Sign our mailing...
The Life and Music of Philippa Schuyler

The Life and Music of Philippa Schuyler

by | Aug 4, 2011

One of the always interesting and exciting parts about doing research on women’s work in music is that you often come across a name that you may have never encountered before. While this can be truly exciting – it is also another reminder of just how many names and...

Update on Glimmerglass

by | Aug 2, 2011

The New York Times reviewed the new opera by Jeanine Tesori (libretto by Tony Kushner) that was just premiered at the Glimmerglass Festival. You can read the review here.

Who will lead the Boston Symphony??

by | Mar 3, 2011

James Levine’s announcement that he will resign as Music Director at the Boston Symphony Orchestra was of course big news today.  And “Let the guessing games begin,” said the Globe, with a piece naming four possible candidates, all of whom were...