News and music to start your week! Arizona State University is in the news for their new Black Women Composers Project. Lorrie McAllister, associate university librarian of collections and analysis at ASU library says: The Black Women Composers Project is...
We start with some BIG NEWS! Dame Ethel Smyth’s “The Prison” has become the first work by a historic woman composer to win a Grammy Award. Smyth: The Prison, with soloists soprano Sarah Brailey and bass-baritone Dashon Burton, and the Experiential...
March 8 is International Women’s Day – and one of the few days of the year that those of us who seek out music by women composers have an abundance of choice. Listen in to the different offerings that we have found: Renowned scholar and pianist Dr....
News and music to start your week! The Philadelphia Orchestra performed Florence Price’s Piano Concerto this past week. It is no surprise to anyone familiar with Price’s work that the piece was well received, and left audience members asking why it was...
News and music to start your week! Opera Wire profiles composer Thea Musgrave, pictured above, who has led an extraordinary and prolific career. David Salazar’s essay includes several examples of her works throughout her career. Happy Birthday to composer Libby...
