Tag: concerts
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WPA News Digest: May 20, 2024
The petition to release Cara Kizer from her NDA imposed by the New York Philharmonic continues to accrue signatures. In addition, the open letter to the New York Philharmonic from the Composers Collective continues to raise awareness about the petition. The ongoing legal obstacles that prevent Kizer from speaking openly about her experiences help maintain…
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Tonight, Boston Landmarks Orchestra concert “Seen-Unseen: The Symphonic Legacy of Black American Women”
Tonight, Boston Landmarks Orchestra presents “Seen-Unseen” — Wednesday, July 26 at 7:00pm, at Boston’s Hatch Shell on the Charles River. The concert includes the Overture to Shirley Graham’s opera “Tom-Tom,” which was performed in Cleveland in 1932. Dr. Lucy Caplan writes: “Ten thousand spectators came on the first night; fifteen thousand more on the second.…
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Women’s Work Concert Series in NYC
Allan Kozinn, from The New York Times, recently reviewed a concert performed in conjunction with the sixth annual Women’s Work concert series presented at the Greenwich House Music School. The March 18th concert featured piano music performed by Jenny Lin, who chose an international array of works. The composers heard included Rozalie Hirs, from Amsterdam,…