Tag: Electronic music
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Monday Link Round Up: June 12, 2017
News to start your week! Melanie Zeck, music librarian and historian at the Center for Black Music Research in Chicago, writes fro The Francisco Chronicle exploring the music of the African diaspora. Learn more about William Grant Still, Joseph Bologne (“Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges”), Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, and others. Read on about the music preserved by…
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Monday Link Round Up: June 20, 2016
News to start your week! Eleanor Sokoloff, piano teacher at the Curtis Institute, is celebrating her 102nd birthday. She has taught at the institution since 1936. The Philadelphia Inquirer has a profile. There’s a new festival celebrating the work of women in electronic music. Some of the pioneers being honored include Daphne Oram, Laurie…
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Monday Link Round Up: April 25, 2016
News to start your week! Conductor JoAnn Falletta, who leads the Buffalo Philharmonic and Virginia Symphony, has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Read the press release here. Estonian World has an in depth interview with conductor Kristiina Poska – the kapellmeister of the Komische Oper Berlin, and reportedly the busiest…
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Wendy Carlos and Electro Feminisms
Though this blog focuses primarily on “classical” music, I would be remiss in not noting the inclusion of electroacoustic musician and composer Wendy Carlos on the Bitch Magazine blog. Carlos was one of several women featured in their series on “Electro Feminism”, highlighting the work of women who work in electronic music, which included several…