A Great Start to the New Year

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...
ROCO Performs Mendelssohn and Higdon

ROCO Performs Mendelssohn and Higdon

There are two chances this weekend to hear the River Oaks Chamber Orchestra (ROCO) of Houston, TX present exactly the kind of diverse program that audiences have been calling for.  It was because of this thoughtful, inclusive, and engaging programming that the ROCO...

Monday Link Round Up: September 28, 2015

Some news to start your week! NPR spoke with Pulitzer Prize winning composer Julia Wolfe discussing the winning work, Anthracite Fields, upon the release of the recording.  The conversation covers Wolfe’s inspiration and compositional process  Read more here or...

Monday Link Round Up: June 15

Here are some top stories from over the weekend: Anne Midgette of the Washington Post has a great profile of Kim Pensinger Witman, Senior Director of The Wolf Trap Opera and classical programming at Wolf Trap.  You can also follow Witman’s blog here. June is...
frauenkomponiert!

frauenkomponiert!

We missed talking about an inspired concert that took place on March 8 – International Women’s Day.  Though you can find many concerts listed on the International Women’s Day webpage, it is surprising to see how many classical concerts are being held...