A Big Amy Beach Weekend, with Women’s History Month in Full Swing!!

by Liane Curtis | Mar 15, 2013

We know of two performances of Beach’s major works with orchestra that are taking place this weekend. The Waltham (MA) Philharmonic is performing Beach’s Gaelic Symphony on Saturday night. Info here. Her Mass (1890) is being performed in Saratoga Springs,...

Happy Birthday Amy Beach!

by sarah | Sep 7, 2010

This past Sunday, September 5, was the 143rd birthday of Amy Beach! I suppose it is fair to say that she is the best known of the still largely unknown, and unrecognized, contingent of historical women composers.  This is due in large part to the work of Adrienne...

Support Our Work! And get the new Beach children’s book!

by Liane Curtis | Mar 29, 2023

We are offering a special gift to those who support us in our work: with a gift of US$40 or more, receive a copy of the wonderful new children’s book  “Pitch Perfect and Persistent! The Musical Debut of Amy Cheney Beach” by Caitlin DeLems,...

Beach work Premiered in WPA Edition

by Liane Curtis | Dec 12, 2021

By Liane Curtis Our new edition of Amy Beach’s concert aria “Jephthah’s Daughter” was premiered last week.  The edition is part of our project to make high-quality, engraved critical editions available for ALL of Beach’s music.  We knew that “Jephthah’s Daughter” was...

Beach’s Bal Masqué in Boston Performance

by Liane Curtis | Aug 19, 2018

Update: concert postponed to Aug. 23 because of rain. Amy Beach’s delightful waltz, Bal Masqué, op. 22, is part of this week’s concert by Boston’s Landmark Orchestra.  Titled “Symphonic Dances” the Aug. 22 event features “music to...