Tag: Akron Symphony
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Happy 100th Birthday, Julia Perry!
March 25 — Happy 100th Birthday, Julia Perry! Her Study for Orchestra was the first work by a black woman to be recorded by a professional orchestra. (Listen here) Her powerful Stabat Mater is performed here. The Akron Symphony has been researching and performing a wide range of her music, including some world premieres, as…
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Julia Perry Festival in New York City
The Julia Perry Festival Centenary Celebration and Festival in New York City is taking place March 13-16. Julia Perry (1924-1979) is a significant composer who has been known by only a very small fragment of her creative output, although she had a recognized period of success in the 1950s and early ‘60s and kept writing…
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Experiential Orchestra will Record Julia Perry’s Violin Concerto
By Sarah Baer When we think of the future of classical music – of how this tradition will adapt and change for the better in our digital age – ensembles can turn to the Experiential Orchestra as a model for how to move forward. This fabulous ensemble based in New York City has curated not…
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WINNERS Announced of our 2022 Grant Program!
From: Liane Curtis (President), and Sarah Baer (Director of Research), Women’s Philharmonic Advocacy Women’s Philharmonic Advocacy is delighted to announce the five winners for the their revised grant program: Akron Symphony Orchestra Chamber Orchestra of the Springs (Colorado) Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras Portland Youth Philharmonic (Oregon) Seattle Collaborative Orchestra WPA looks forward to working with…