Tag: Amy Beach
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Monday Link Round Up: September 9, 2019
News and music to start your week! The topic of women’s bodies – and body shaming – is not new to the world of classical music, and opera in particular. In recent news, soprano Kathryn Lewek received more words on her body in a review than about her actual performance. Read more at BBC News…
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Monday Link Round Up: September 2, 2019
Celebrating women’s work in music – today and every day! Happy Labor Day (in the U.S.!) An excellent new Podcast from Listening to Ladies was just released with Elizabeth Blair speaking to Eleanor Alberga. Don’t miss it! NPR’s All Things Considered reviews the upcoming new release of Julia Wolfe’s latest large scale piece and recording, Fire…
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All kinds of reasons to love Amy Beach’s “Gaelic” Symphony!
Paired with a work by Stanford in Irish-themed evening An edited and shortened version of this article appeared in the Boston Musical Intelligencer. The Boston Globe had an exciting piece last week in anticipation of the performance of Beach’s “Gaelic” by the Mercury Orchestra on August 7. The Mercury Orchestra‘s performance of Beach’s monumental work emphasizes…
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Monday Link Roundup: August 4, 2019
News and music to start your week! The 2020 Women Composers Festival of Hartford has been announced! The composer-in-residence will be Melika Fitzhugh (pictured) and the ensemble-in-residence is Craft Ensemble. They have also posted calls for presentations, performances, and scores! Find all the information at the WCFH website. David Weininger helped inform readers of the…