Monday Link Round Up: November 29, 2021

Monday Link Round Up: November 29, 2021

by | Nov 29, 2021

News and music to start your week! NPR featured the life and music of Sofia Gubaidulina, pictured above, on All Things Considered. Gubaidulina just turned 90, and there is a new album revisiting some of her greatest works.  Read more at NPR’s website, or listen...
Monday Link Round Up: May 31, 2021

Monday Link Round Up: May 31, 2021

by | May 31, 2021

News and music to start your week! Marin Alsop, pictured above, is preparing to step down from her position at the Baltimore Symphony.  She spoke to The Washington Post about her history with the orchestra, the glass ceilings that she broke along the way, and the work...
Fanny Hensel at the Ballet

Fanny Hensel at the Ballet

by | Oct 22, 2016

“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...