Happy Birthday, Amy Beach!

Happy Birthday, Amy Beach!

She was born Amy Marcy Cheney on this day in Henniker, NH.  In celebration we are giving away copies of our critical edition of Mvt. II — Alla siciliana — from her Symphony op. 32, “Gaelic” — please fill out this form to receive your PDF...
Monday Link Roundup: April 11, 2022

Monday Link Roundup: April 11, 2022

Exciting News to start your week!!:   Opera American has announced the 2022 winners of their Discovery grants. Eight women composers will receive grants to support the development of new opera and music-theater works: Layale Chaker, Ashi Day, Susan Kander, Anne...
Beach work Premiered in WPA Edition

Beach work Premiered in WPA Edition

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...
Monday Link Round Up: December 6, 2021

Monday Link Round Up: December 6, 2021

The Philadelphia Orchestra, led by Yannick Nézet Séguin, performs Florence Price’s Symphony No. 3 in a Digital Stage performance on Wednesday, December 8.  The concert is then available for on-demand access until Dec. 15.  Also on the program is Amanda...
Monday Link Round Up: November 22, 2021

Monday Link Round Up: November 22, 2021

Composer Stephanie Ann Boyd honored feminist activist Betty Friedan (pictured) in a new composition commissioned and premiered by the Peoria Symphony Orchestra.  Born in Peoria 100 years ago. The work featured lyrics drawn from Friedan’s influential work, The...