Tag: Elfrida Andrée
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Monday Link Round Up: May 27, 2019
News and music to start your week. As we pause on Memorial Day, here are some works by women composers appropriate for today’s reflection. Joan Tower’s Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman – a play off of Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man – is a brilliant work. Julia Perry’s Stabat Mater is a poignant work,…
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Rarely Heard Work in San Francisco this Weekend
The Bay Area Rainbow Symphony is a nonprofit organization that is dedicated to promoting and supporting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer identified (LGBTQ) musicians and composers toward the goal of broad crossover appeal and excellence in the performing arts. BARS is synonymous with excellence and distinction in the performing arts and community building. The BARS commitment…
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Composers You Should Know: Elfrida Andrée
Happy birthday to Swedish organist, composer, and conductor Elfrida Andrée! She made history as being the first woman organist in Sweden, as well as the first Swedish woman to conduct a symphony orchestra. Andrée’s work as a composer includes two organ symphonies, several works for chamber ensembles, two Swedish masses, and an opera, Fritiofs saga. …
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Baltimore Symphony Orchestra performs 1873 Overture by Elfrida Andrée
In its three performances this weekend, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra took a monumental step in bringing to light an 1873 Overture by Swedish composer Elfrida Andrée (1841-1929). The concerts have been led by guest conductor Arild Remmereit. Devoted readers will remember that we honored Remmereit and the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra in the spring of 2012,…