Tag: Chicago Symphony Orchestra
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Monday Link Round Up: July 2, 2018
News and music to start your week! Congratulations to Missy Mazzoli who was named as the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s new Composer in Residence! We look forward to how her influence, and music, impact the CSO programming in the coming seasons! A new commission for the CSO will premiere in the 2019-2020 season. Three cheers for…
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Monday Link Round Up: November 30, 2015
Enjoy some Thanksgiving leftovers and catch up on news to start your week! A performance by the Tehran Symphony Orchestra was cancelled last minute when organizers of the event told the conductor that women were not allowed to perform on stage. Read the story, and learn more about the restrictions that women musicians have…
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Monday Link Round Up: November 23, 2015
Some news to start your week! It was announced earlier this year that the coming Cabrillo Festival will be Marin Alsop’s last. NewMusicBox has a great piece on how the festival has evolved during Alsop’s tenure – read more here. The Meet the Composer podcast, done by Nadia Sirota and presented by WQXR has presented fascinating conversations with…
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra Premieres Clyne
Anna Clyne, by all accounts, appears to be one of the hardest working young composers today. Born in London, and a former student of Pulitzer Prize winner Julia Wolfe, her works have been commissioned across the country and have met high praise – including a Grammy nomination. Clyne is also serving with Mason Bates as the current Mead composers-in-residence…