Monday Link Round Up: November 2, 2020

by sarah | Nov 2, 2020

News and music to start your week! Trumpeter Theresa May, pictured above, has had a diverse career in music – performing in classical ensembles as well as big bands.  She was interviewed at WSKU out of Northeast Ohio about her career, the challenges she has...

Monday Link Round Up: June 8, 2020

by sarah | Jun 8, 2020

News and music – and social justice – to start your week. We at Women’s Philharmonic Advocacy stand in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter community in striving for justice.  Today we will focus on some of the conversations that musicians have...

Monday Link Round Up: November 18, 2019

by sarah | Nov 18, 2019

News and music to start your week! Congratulations to composer Gabriela Ortiz for her recent premiere with the LA Philharmonic.  Her Yanga for orchestra and choir, was commissioned by the LA Phil.  Learn more at NPR or listen in below. Congratulations are also owed to...

DSO Women in Classical Music Symposium: Bringing “First and Only” into Community

by Liane Curtis | Nov 11, 2019

Dr. Penny Brandt offers this report on the recent Symposium in Dallas: The “Women in Classical Music Symposium” hosted by the Dallas Symphony Orchestra was held this week at the Morton Meyerson Symphony Center in downtown Dallas, Texas. Organizers included President...

Monday Link Round Up: October 22, 2018

by sarah | Oct 22, 2018

News and music to start your week! Congratulations to composer Julia Wolfe for being named the Musical America 2019 Composer of the Year!  NewMusicBox has more winners.  And those not familiar with Wolfe can learn more about the composer, and her Pulitzer Prize...