Monday Link Round Up: July 12, 2021

Monday Link Round Up: July 12, 2021

News and music to start your week! Composer Ellen Reid, pictured above, is profiled in the San Francisco Classical Voice.  Winner of the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for music, Reid is also a sound artist and spoke with SFCV about her work, her background, and collaboration...
Tanglewood — and Beethoven Idolatry — is Back For 2021

Tanglewood — and Beethoven Idolatry — is Back For 2021

By Sarah Baer (with some input by Liane Curtis) The Boston Symphony Orchestra’s summer home is getting ready to welcome guests again in what is perhaps an ideal venue for events in these strange times.  The traditions of lawn chairs and picnics while enjoying some of...
Monday Link Round Up: November 30, 2020

Monday Link Round Up: November 30, 2020

News and music to start the week! NewMusicBox spoke to composer and flautist Valerie Coleman (pictured)  about her work. She is one of the eight American composers participating in the New Music USA’s Amplifying Voices program – commissioning new works by...
Monday Link Round Up: October 26, 2020

Monday Link Round Up: October 26, 2020

News and music to start your week! The New York Times profiles Gabriela Lena Frank (pictured), composer and educator who works to encourage inclusion and representation in the field of classical music.  She hosts an academy on her farm in California, that works with...
Follow up to the 2020-2021 Repertoire Report

Follow up to the 2020-2021 Repertoire Report

We went back to the numbers – and looked back over the past three seasons – to see how the most prestigious ensembles in the United States are shaping their programming in terms of inclusion and diversity.  There has been significant pressure in recent...