Tag: Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel
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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 was a recipient of a WPA Performance Grant last year! (We are…
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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 listen below: Fiona Maddocks reviewed a new recording of works by Sally Beamish. Featured works are The Singing…
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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 Black Music Month and Bitch Magazine is helping readers celebrate – including this list…
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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 in honor of women, but don’t actually include any women composers. (London Arte…