Start the week off right with some fresh links: We wrote last week about Jessy McCabe, the student in London who is petitioning for the school curriculum and exams to include works by women. Her petition is closing in on 2,500 signatures, and there is still time to...
Some news worth reading: Alex Ross wrote about the 2015 Ojai Music Festival, which took place earlier in June, in the July 6 edition of The New Yorker. Featured composers at this year’s festival included Anna Thorvaldsdottir. The International Contemporary...
Iceland is celebrating the 100th anniversary of women’s right to vote – and in honor of the occasion the Iceland Symphony Orchestra presented a concert June 11 featuring the works of contemporary and historic women composers. The program, which was...
Some top stories from over the weekend: We wrote about Judith Weir’s new song cycle last week, which premiered on Saturday. The Guardian and The Telegraph each have reviews of the work which was decidedly well received. You can also read a review of a new album...
The string of summer music festivals continues with the Mostly Mozart festival in New York City presented annually by Lincoln Center. Already in full swing (the festival runs from July 25-August 23) there are two concerts in the wings that are of particular interest....
