Tag: Anna Thorvaldsdottir
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Monday Link Round Up: December 31, 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 classical albums of 2018 includes works by Anna Thorvaldsdottir, Caroline Shaw, Gabriella Smith, Alma…
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Monday Link Round Up: April 16, 2018
News to start your week! Congratulations are due to Jennifer Higdon who was awarded the Michael Ludwig Hemmers Prize in Music Composition. The prize is given to contemporary classical composers of exceptional achievement “who have significantly influenced the field of composition.” The Philadelphia Inquirer has more. It has been wonderful to see so much attention…
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2017-18 Season: By the Numbers
Now that Labor Day, and the end of summer, has passed we are looking forward to the start of the 2017-18 concert season – and taking a critical look at what we can expect in the coming programming. We at WPA have been looking at the repertoire of major ensembles for a long time, and…
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CSUF New Music Festival
Today marks the beginning of the 16th annual California State University – Fullerton New Music Festival. The five day event is always an amazing opportunity to engage with a huge range of new music. This year’s festival is titled “To the ends of the earth: Music from Iceland to Australia and Beyond” and is dedicated…