News and music to start your week! Celebrations are underway (to the extent possible given the pandemic) for the centennial birthday of pianist and composer Mary Lou Williams, pictured above. She is featured in a story on NPR by reporter Lara Pellegrinelli. Read the...
News and music to start your week! Congratulations go to Cécile McLorin Salvant, pictured above, the only musician named in the 2020 MacArthur Fellowships (“genius grants”). Salvant is a composer, pianist, and vocalist. Learn more about her work at...
News and music to start your week! Huge congratulations to Hildur Guðnadóttir, pictured above, the first woman to ever win an Oscar for a dramatic score. Now learn more about her, and listen in to more works! Pitchfork offers a great place to start! The Seattle...
Music and news to start your week! For the first time ever, the orchestra of the Academy Awards Ceremony (the Oscars, Feb. 9) will be led by a woman. Congratulations go to Irish conductor Eímear Noone, pictured above, who will lead excerpts from the films nominated...
News and music to start your week! It’s the perfect time of year to revisit one of our favorite blog posts about Elisabeth Lutyens (pictured above) who is often remembered as a composer for her many contributions to horror movie soundtracks! Enjoy! If you dare...