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  • 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  (Starts at 7:30 PM Eastern time, the Hagan is the second piece on the program)    …

  • Link Round-Up: July 19, 2022

    Link Round-Up: July 19, 2022

    The music of Dame Ethel Smyth continues to draw more performances and recognition.  Liane Curtis attended the moving performance of Smyth’s opera “The Wreckers” at the renowned Glyndebourne Festival, and offered this review.   Glyndebourne’s video of the production will be available in August.  And, a “semi-staged” version will be performed as part of The Proms…

  • Celebrating Juneteenth!

    Celebrating Juneteenth!

    We return refreshed from our blog hiatus to celebrate Juneteenth! Thank you so much to all our fans who missed us! A. Kori Hill’s recent article, “Florence Price, NANM, & Self-Determination: Making a way for Black classical artists in Jim Crow America” tells us so much about the importance of community to Price and others.…

  • Monday Link Roundup: February 21, 2022

    Monday Link Roundup: February 21, 2022

    It’s a BIG week in Black History Month! We knew Julia Perry wrote a lot of music, of which only a small but astounding handful of works are ever heard.  But a dramatic turn-around is happening – perhaps the result of BLM, and the re-assessment of everything prompted by the downtime of the pandemic (and…