Composer of the Month: Gaziza Zhubanova

by Liane Curtis | Aug 4, 2022

Note from Liane Curtis — as professional musicologist, I’ve been researching women composers for over 30 years.  So every time I learn about a composer I haven’t heard of, I am reminded that we still have so much we need to do!  Our culture tended to...

Monday Link Round Up: January 17, 2022

by sarah | Jan 17, 2022

News and music to start your week!  Happy Martin Luther King Day! To commemorate their 10th anniversary, OperaCréole has planned “A celebration of Black Women in classical music and civil rights, from Ida B. Wells to Kamala Harris.”  Unfortunately the...

Link Round-Up: August 16, 2021

by Liane Curtis | Aug 16, 2021

Start your week with our look at the news! The Bard Music Festival transfixed us with its many amazing concerts, focusing on Nadia Boulanger and Her World.  And while the live concerts are over, the preconcert lectures remain available, as is this panel discussion...

2021-2022 Season: By the Numbers

by sarah | Jul 13, 2021

It’s our Annual Repertoire Report! The works of just three men outnumber the total performances of all works by women for the entire season — and yet we find reason for optimism As vaccination rates rise and U.S. CDC guidelines change, those of us in the...

Monday Link Round Up: June 14, 2021

by sarah | Jun 14, 2021

News and music to start your week! Tremendous congratulations go to Tania León  who was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for music for her work entitled Stride.  Commissioned by the New York Philharmonic as part of their 19th Amendment Anniversary commissioning...