Monday Link Round Up: March 11, 2019

by sarah | Mar 11, 2019

Happy Women’s History Month, and we hope you had a great International Women’s Day! News and music to start your week! Go to the Washington Post to read Anne Midgette’s piece last week about International Women’s Day, the Boulanger Initiative,...

Monday Link Round Up: February 25, 2019

by sarah | Feb 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!...

Camellia Symphony Celebrates Black History Month

by Liane Curtis | Feb 18, 2019

I hope you are having a great Black History Month!   I know I am, and as part of my celebration I attended the Camellia Symphony Orchestra’s concert, titled Past, Present, and Future. An ambitious and excellent community orchestra in Sacramento, they offered an...

Monday Link Round Up: January 28, 2018

by sarah | Jan 28, 2019

News and music to start your week! It’s always exciting to listen to a new episode of Listening to Ladies! Episode 24 features a conversation with Alondra Vega-Zaldivar, a Canadian composer born in Cuba. Find more information and examples of her work on the LtL...

Best of 2018! BBC International Women’s Day Orchestral Concert

by Liane Curtis | Jan 19, 2019

One of the most important events in music of 2018 was the BBC’s International Women’s Day broadcasts and live concerts.  Performances and recordings were aired based on special research aimed at bringing to light unknown music composed by women.  The...