Monday Link Round Up: December 21, 2015

News to start your week! Sinfini Music shared the premiere of a new remix of work by Anna Meredith.  Listen to Tanya Auclair’s reinterpretation of Meredith’s work here.   TheaterJones, which covers North Texas Performing Arts News, followed up with...

Monday Link Roundup: August 3

Some news to start the week: Anna Meredith’s Smatter Hauler, a BBC Commission, received its World Premiere at The Proms – you can listen to a recording of the performance online here. Alex Ross attended a performance of The Wreckers and wrote about it...
Women at the 2015 Proms

Women at the 2015 Proms

  The 2015 Proms kicked off on Friday, July 17 with another full lineup of fabulous and engaging concerts ahead.  The role of women in music has been a hot topic in the London music scene this year, stemming largely from the popularity and publicity of BBC Radio...

Women Composers of Scotland

All of the recent news surrounding the Scottish vote for independence has the classical music community reflecting on the music and musicians that have come out of Scotland.  NPR’s Classical Music Blog, Deceptive Cadence, wrote up a quick review of some of their...

BBC School Initiative: Ten Pieces

Word  was just released about a new initiative spearheaded by the BBC in British primary schools to awaken youth to classical music, and to get them enthusiastic from a  young age.  The program, as described by the BBC, is to bring professional musicians into schools...