Alma Mahler and #MeToo (oh, and Happy Birthday, Alma!)

Alma Mahler and #MeToo (oh, and Happy Birthday, Alma!)

by | Aug 31, 2022

By Liane Curtis To honor Alma Mahler on her birthday (she was born Alma Maria Schindler on 31 August 1879 in Vienna), I thought I would highlight some of her music, but also note the issue that 17 songs are all that survive of her compositional output, and consider...
Monday Link Round Up: April 12, 2021

Monday Link Round Up: April 12, 2021

by | Apr 12, 2021

News and music to start your week! Read about the Sister Cities Girlchoir and their work with composer Erin Busch, pictured above, to educate and inspire.  Busch, who is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Pennsylvania, is dedicated to the education of women...
Monday Link Round Up: December 31, 2018

Monday Link Round Up: December 31, 2018

by | Dec 26, 2018

  Wrap up the year with news and music from Women’s Philharmonic Advocacy! If you haven’t already, be sure to grab your 2019 WPA Calendar – celebrating the lives and work of historic and contemporary women composers! NPR’s list of best...

Happy Birthday, Alma Mahler

by | Aug 31, 2011

Today is the 132nd birthday of Alma Mahler. Though she is often remembered as the wife of Gustav, her own career as a musician and composer is neglected.  Alma studied piano from an early age and took composition lessons with Josef Labor and Alexander von Zemlinsky....