Monday Link Round Up: April 24, 2017

by sarah | Apr 24, 2017

News to start your week! We celebrated Dame Ethel Smyth’s birthday this weekend!  Don’t miss the guest blog by Dr. Amy Ziegler and the new recording of Symth’s work.   The BBC.com Culture column recognized the life and work of composer,...

Happy Birthday, Dame Ethel Smyth! Celebrating a New Recording

by Liane Curtis | Apr 23, 2017

Featured Guest Blogger: Dr. Amy Zigler In celebration of Dame Ethel Smyth’s 159th birthday, we present a detailed review of the first ever recording of Smyth’s opera The Boatswain’s Mate, which was released last fall by Retrospect Opera.  Dr. Amy Zigler is...

A Great Start to the New Year

by sarah | Jan 11, 2017

We are excited to spread the word on great concerts featuring women composers in the coming days from winners of WPA Performance Grants!  We are especially excited that these two ensembles are giving voice to historic composers who are no longer able to advocate for...

Monday Link Round Up: December 5, 2016

by sarah | Dec 5, 2016

News to start your week! On December 1 the Met Opera performed  L’Amour de Loin by Kaija Saariaho.  This historic Met premiere marked only the second time a work by a woman composer has been heard at the institution – the last being over a century ago....

Choral Work by Ethel Smyth in U.S. Premiere—May 14-1

by Liane Curtis | May 12, 2016

UPDATE: Read a review of the “The Prison”s American debut. While composer Ethel Smyth (1858-1944) has some name recognition, one of her most important works, the concert-length cantata “The Prison”, has never been performed in the U.S.....