Tag: Fanny Mendelssohn
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Monday Link Round Up: March 13, 2017
News to start your week! In line with the conversations that have been taking place in honor of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day, The Guardian has a fantastic op-ed by Susanna Eastburn, head of Scotland’s Sound and Music, about why women are worthy of inclusion. She argues, it’s not about Tokenism – it’s about Talent. Read on…
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Fanny Hensel at the Ballet
“Fanny for ballet!!” read the text message. I blinked and did a double-take at the accompanying photo. Indeed, selections of Fanny Hensel’s “Das Jahr” — The Year — a cycle of piano pieces composed in 1841, were the music for a new ballet, “Her Notes,” choreographed by Jessica Lang and being premiered by the…
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Monday Link Round Up: August 22, 2016
News to start your week! The Fall 2016 edition of The Kapralova Society newsletter is now available to download! Articles include a conversation with conductor Odaline de la Martinez and an analysis and comparison of the work of Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn. Get this issue, and back issues, on The Kapralova Society website. Bitch Magazine,…