Conductors and Artistic Directors love celebrating composers anniversary years. There is always tremendous excitement around remembering the work of a beloved composer celebrating a milestone. (Any classical music enthusiast will have a hard time finding any ensemble...
News to start your week! Amazing new call for new music from Donne in Musica. Women composers of all music backgrounds, ages, and nationalities are invited to submit compositions inspired by the struggle for human rights. The call was inspired by the 70th...
News and music to start your week! In honor of Mother’s Day, WQXR has a series of conversations with women composers about motherhood. Hear from Sarah Kirkland Snider, Valerie Coleman, and Marilyn Shrude here. Classical FM has a brief history of women gaining...
News to start your week! A group of female jazz musicians, who call themselves the We Have Voice Collective, are tackling the problem with sexism in the music industry head-on. Inspired by the #MeToo movement they have not only organized, but have put together a code...