Tag: Caroline Shaw
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Monday Link Round Up: June 13, 2016
Thinking about, and grieving for, Orlando. ArtsHub published an article by Sally Macarthur, Cat Hope, and Dawn Bennett highlights the gender disparities for women composers in Australia. (The original version of the article was published on The Conversation.) Aljazeera has the story of two Iranian women coming together to explore and celebrate the…
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Upcoming Concerts
We are looking forward to another great weekend of concerts supported by WPA Performance Grants! Today, Friday March 11, the Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra will open their concert with Stars by American composer and pianist Mary Howe. A prolific composer, Howe composed large and small works, many of which were published in her lifetime. Learn more about tonight’s…
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Monday Link Round Up: December 14, 2015
News to start your week! We can look forward to an excellent Ojai Festival in 2016 with music director Peter Sellars who announced that the festival will feature works by Kaija Saariaho, Caroline Shaw, Pauline Oliveros, Carla Kihlstedt, Sharon Hurvitz, and Tania León. Read the announcement at the New York Times or Sellar’s own thoughts on the…
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Interview with Caroline Shaw
New Music Box just posted a fabulous conversation with Pulitzer Prize winning composer Caroline Shaw. At the time she won the Pulitzer much was made about her age (she was only 30 – the youngest ever person to win) and her training, or lack thereof. You can listen to the award winning piece, Partita for 8…