Tag: Eleanor Alberga
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Tanglewood — and Beethoven Idolatry — is Back For 2021
By Sarah Baer (with some input by Liane Curtis) The Boston Symphony Orchestra’s summer home is getting ready to welcome guests again in what is perhaps an ideal venue for events in these strange times. The traditions of lawn chairs and picnics while enjoying some of the highest-quality performances available in the United States will…
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Monday Link Round Up: February 1, 2021
News and music to start your week! On the first day of Black History Month (which should be every month) let’s look at Colorado Public Radio’s list of Contemporary Black Composers You Should Know. Included in the list are Valerie Coleman, Jessie Montgomery (pictured above), Quinn Mason (who has guest blogged for us!), Nkeiru Okoye,…
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Monday Link Round Up: April 27, 2020
News and music to start your week! Happy birthday to Dame Ethel Smyth! (April 22) Read reflections about the great composer, pictured right, by WPA Board Member Robyn Bramhall. There’s a wonderful new newsletter, “Fantastic Women Composers and Where To Find Them” (we are told the title is a Harry Potter reference 🙂 ). Created…
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Monday Link Round Up: August 21, 2017
News to start your week! There are important conversations as a result of Charlottesville happening across disciplines. One thought provoking discussion about the problems with a Eurocentric approach to music history and music theory is made by musicologist Ethen Hein. Read on here. The Library of Congress has announced their 2017-2018 season of concerts –…