Tag: Boulanger Initative

  • Listening for Election Day, 2024

    Listening for Election Day, 2024

    Hello intrepid Women’s Philharmonic Advocacy Readers! In honor of the US Election Day 2024, we have a shortened news brief for you featuring Stacy Garrop’s 2020 work The Battle of the Ballot. On this most important of American civic days (and the days leading up to it) please remember to get out and vote if…

  • A few events, May 5-7, 2023

    A few events, May 5-7, 2023

    There are so many exciting concerts happening in this busy time!  We hope you get to take in a few — or more!  Just to highlight some very special events — May 5-6, the Boulanger Initiative has their annual WOCO Fest “Awaken!” —  celebrating Women and gender-marginalized Composers! The Festival takes place in Bethesda Maryland…

  • Monday Link Round Up: July 20, 2020

    Monday Link Round Up: July 20, 2020

    News and music to start your week! Nine Black musicians spoke to the New York Times about their experiences, and describe the steps they would like to see being made in transforming the field to being more inclusive.  Hear from Monica Ellis, Thomas Wilkins, Jessie Montgomery, Rodrick Cox, Anthony McGill, Lawrence Brownlee, Terence Blanchard, Latonia…

  • Monday Link Round Up: March 2, 2020

    Monday Link Round Up: March 2, 2020

    News and music to start your week! The Baltimore Sun reports that next season at The Baltimore Symphony will be the last for conductor Marin Alsop, pictured above.  She has served as the conductor and artistic leader of the ensemble for 14 years. Opera Philadelphia has announced that they will open the 2020-2021 season with…