Tag: conductors
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TBT: 1998, The Women’s Philharmonic — recognized by the Supervisors of San Francisco
Throw-Back Thursday! The Women’s Philharmonic received this historic commendation from Board of Supervisors of San Francisco, on Dec. 10, 1998. WHEREAS, The Women’s Philharmonic is recognized locally and nationally as the only orchestra of its kind, dedicated to the promotion of women composers, conductors, and performers, and, WHEREAS, The Women’s Philharmonic, over its 17-year history,…
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BBC Proms 2024: Repertoire Report
The 2024 BBC Proms began on July 19 and will continue through September 14, bringing hundreds of hours of music to Royal Albert Hall and other venues across the United Kingdom. This annual event – which has presented music since Henry Wood founded the Proms in 1895 – is always a highlight of the classical…
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Link-Round-up August 8, 2022
Hope your week is off to a great start! The continuing push for women conductors, and Marin Alsop’s role in supporting more recognition, training and opportunities for women in the field is noted in this review of the “Breaking Barriers” Festival at Chicago’s Ravinia. And also this one. Pictured, Laura Jackson, Jeri Lynne Johnson, and…
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Link Round-Up: July 25, 2022
Africlassical blog brings us lots of good news! We always love hearing what Jeri Lynne Johnson and Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra are up to (pictured, Johnson at left leading a workshop) – fantastic news that they have been awarded a Mellon Foundation Grant for their “Kaleidoscope Initiative” to support the next generation of rising young…