Tag: Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel
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Monday Link Round Up: April 24, 2017
News to start your week! We celebrated Dame Ethel Smyth’s birthday this weekend! Don’t miss the guest blog by Dr. Amy Ziegler and the new recording of Symth’s work. The BBC.com Culture column recognized the life and work of composer, conductor, and music educator Nadia Boulanger. Be sure to read the article, titled The Greatest Music…
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Works by Women this Weekend
It’s another full weekend of concerts featuring the works of historic and contemporary women composers – from coast to coast! We are proud to have been able to support both of these organizations through WPA Performance Grants. On the East Coast the National String Symphonia, based in Frederick MD, is presenting a concert on March…
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Monday Link Round Up: March 6, 2017
News to start your week! The Guardian has reviews of two new CDs of works by women. The first are works for piano and orchestra, including the Amy Beach Concerto, Dorothy Howell’s D Minor Concerto, and Cécile Chaminade’s Konzertstück. Read the review here. There is also a new recording by pianist Diane Ambache featuring the chamber works of Grażyna…
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A Great Start to the New Year
We are excited to spread the word on great concerts featuring women composers in the coming days from winners of WPA Performance Grants! We are especially excited that these two ensembles are giving voice to historic composers who are no longer able to advocate for their own works. The Chamber Orchestra of the Springs, based in Colorado…