Tag: Barbara Hannigan
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Monday Link Round Up: April 4, 2016
News to start your week! Anna Beer, a writer, historian, and Lecturer at the University of Oxford, just had an editorial published by The Guardian sharing her experience learning about the rich but forgotten history of women’s work in music. She discuses works by Caccini, Strozzi, Mendelssohn Hensel, and others. Conductor and singer Barbara Hannigan was interviewed…
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Monday Link Round Up: March 7, 2016
News to start your week! WQXR profiles seven women conductors in honor of Women’s History Month – including Barbara Hannigan, Xian Zhang, Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla, Joana Carneiro, Elim Chan, Sarah Hicks, and Mei-Ann Chen. Read more here. The Oxford University Press blog has an interview with composer David Conte and his experiences working with Nadia Boulanger. Read the…
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Monday Link Round Up: February 15, 2016
News to start your week! Singer and doctoral candidate Catherine Gardner is conducting research on the effects of pregnancy on singers. Take part in her research by responding to her (anonymous) survey available on her website. On an Overgrown Path reminded readers that there are many glass ceilings for conductors, and that we need to acknowledge…
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Monday Link Round Up: February 8, 2016
News to start your week! The City of Birmingham Symphony has officially announced that Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla will in fact become the new music director. Read the official press release here. The reaction to her appointment has been fantastically positive – the Guardian has thoughts by Andrew Clements as well as Imogen Tilden. And in case you’re curious, check out…