Tag: Dobrinka Tabakova

  • BBC Proms 2021: By the Numbers

    BBC Proms 2021: By the Numbers

    In a year unlike any other for classical music programming, it is simply a relief to know that live music is once again being scheduled, and that audiences are once again meeting in person.  Those of us that crave concert halls and the anticipation of a downbeat will accept just about anything as long as…

  • Monday Link Round Up: November 26, 2018

    Monday Link Round Up: November 26, 2018

    News and music to start your week! Funny thing – as more women musicians are being asked to listicle their favorite pieces, more works by women are being noted and gaining some much deserved attention.  Take, for example, the recent article in The Guardian by saxophonist Jess Gillam who includes in her top five classical…

  • Coming Concerts

    Two more great events to look forward toward this weekend from WPA Performance Grant winners!! The Saratoga Orchestra of Whidbey Island, under the direction of Anna Edwards, will perform American composer Margaret Brouwer’s Sizzle.  The piece was originally commissioned by The Women’s Philharmonic as part of The Fanfares Project and was premiered in 2000.  Read more about…

  • Summer with the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra

    Summer with the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra

    That Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra has an exciting summer season of concerts planned is no surprise – after all, their tagline is: “Performing diverse music for chamber orchestra.”  That diversity is represented in creative and innovative programming that shares with their audiences works that are not typically heard. The LSCO, which is now in it’s 29th…