Eastman Women In Music Festival

by | Mar 24, 2014

Liane will be live blogging this week from the Eastman Women In Music Festival—a wonderful annual event full of lectures, masterclasses, and many, many concerts featuring women’s work in music.  The event encourages developing musicians to explore the works of...

Madeline Dring

by | Mar 23, 2014

Madeline Dring (1923-1977) was an English composer born into a musical family, like so many women who would find any success in what was an otherwise unfriendly environment for female musicians.  Her talent was recognized early and nurtured—she began music lessons at...

Unsuk Chin

by | Mar 22, 2014

Unsuk Chin (b. 1961) was born in Seoul, Korea, but is based out of Berlin, Germany. A student of Ligeti, her talent was recognized early, winning several compositional awards while she was still in her 20s. The honors continue to this day, including the Arnold...
Katerina Kramarchuk, Rising Star and Versatile Composer

Katerina Kramarchuk, Rising Star and Versatile Composer

by | Mar 21, 2014

Attending the “Curtis on Tour” concert on Sunday (which I reviewed here ), I had the opportunity to hear a newly composed work by Katerina Kramarchuk, a Curtis alumna. Katerina Kramarchuk is a “rising star” composer, adept in many areas of the current scene.  She...

Pauline Viardot: Composer, Musician, and Muse

by | Mar 19, 2014

Pauline Viardot (1821-1910) was an internationally acclaimed singer and composer, and inspired more than one great artist during her lifetime. Born in Paris to Spanish parents, both of whom were musicians, Viardot’s musical ability was encouraged from a very...

Meira Warshauer

by | Mar 18, 2014

Meira Warshauer is a contemporary American composer living in South Carolina and  often drawing inspiration from the Jewish music traditions. Her music has been performed widely—throughout North American, Europe, South American, the Middle East and Asia.  She was the...