Tag: Elizabeth Rowe
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Monday Link Round Up: March 23, 2020
News and music to start your week! We are saddened to hear about the death of trailblazer Doriot Anthony Dwyer, pictured above. She was the second ever woman to be awarded a principal chair position with an American orchestra. She played principal flute with The Boston Symphony for 38 years. The New York Times has…
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Conferences, concerts as eventful Women’s History month is launched
March is always busy, and this one is especially so! Feb. 29 (Leap day!) we have a concert by the Bay Area Rainbow Symphony featuring the he West Coast premiere of Ethel Smyth’s Overture to her opera The Boatswain’s Mate. This overture includes Smyth’s famous anthem, The March of the Women, and is included in…
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Monday Link Round Up: February 25, 2019
News and Music to start your week! ICYMI, Musicologist Douglas Shadle has a new post at NewMusicBox about the life and legacy of Florence Price, specifically remembered in this #BlackLivesMatter era. If you haven’t already, make time for this great piece now! Composer and performer Helga Davis spoke at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in…
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Monday Link Round Up: July 9, 2018
News and music to start your week! The mission of Women’s Philharmonic Advocacy focuses on leveling the playing field for women composers. The inequities are obvious in our oft-quoted statistics that show the prolific accomplishments of women composers who still do not receive the attention that is due to them. Issues surrounding women performers are…