Tag: Dorothy Howell
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Monday Link Round Up: March 6, 2017
News to start your week! The Guardian has reviews of two new CDs of works by women. The first are works for piano and orchestra, including the Amy Beach Concerto, Dorothy Howell’s D Minor Concerto, and Cécile Chaminade’s Konzertstück. Read the review here. There is also a new recording by pianist Diane Ambache featuring the chamber works of Grażyna…
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Composers You Should Know: Dorothy Howell
Today is the 118th birthday of English composer and pianist Dorothy Howell. Howell’s formal music education was at the Royal Academy of Music. Her early success was marked by the premiere of her symphonic poem, Lamia, at the Proms under the baton of Sir Henry Wood in September, 1919. Wood would continue to champion her music…
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Works by Women at the Proms
The 2010 Proms season is well under way in London, with only two weeks left before the final concert. For those of us who are unable to make the trip across the pond, the BBC is broadcasting all of the concerts on Radio 3, and is also making the broadcasts available online for seven days…