Tag: Barbara Strozzi
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Monday Link Round Up: November 9, 2020
Some news and music to start your week! The Handel and Haydn Society of Boston featured a concert yesterday of works by women composers in honor of the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment. The Boston Music Intelligencer wrote about what the audience could expect, and introduced readers to the list of women composers –…
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Monday Link Round Up: April 20, 2020
News and music to start your week! The Digital Festival of Women in Music ( German version, Feminale der Musik) continues TODAY (April 20) with live interviews about Ethel Smyth (with Marleen Hoffmann) and Rebecca Clarke (with WPA President Liane Curtis, in English 🙂 German time, 20:00, 2 pm US East Coast time, 11 AM…
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Monday Link Round Up: December 23, 2019
News and music to start your week! Musicologist Bonnie Gordon has a wonderful piece in The New York Times about the life and work of Barbara Strozzi, who turns 400 this year. Strozzi, pictured above, was a renowned singer and prolific composer during the 17th century, and her work continues to be increasingly recognized. Annea…
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Monday Link Round Up: October 7, 2019
News and music to start your week! Music Specialist Susan Clermont, at the Library of Congress, wrote a post for the LOC blog “In the Muse” to celebrate the life and work of Barabara Strozzi, pictured above. The Baroque era composer and singer published over 7 books of compositions during her lifetime – but only…