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...
News and music to start your week! Congratulations go to Nathalie Stutzmann, pictured above, who was just named principal guest conductor of The Philadelphia Orchestra. The three year contract will begin with the 2021-2022 season. The Philadelphia Inquirer has more....
News and music to start the week! NewMusicBox spoke to composer and flautist Valerie Coleman (pictured) about her work. She is one of the eight American composers participating in the New Music USA’s Amplifying Voices program – commissioning new works by...
News and music to start your week! Congratulations go to Jennifer Higdon, pictured, for winning the Grammy for Best contemporary classical compositions for her Harp Concerto. Caroline Shaw also won the Grammy for Best Chamber Music Performance for her piece,...
News and Music to start your week! We are saddened to report the loss of Dr. Nancy B. Reich – renowned musicologist and advocate for women’s work in music. Her daughter Susanne Reich suggested in her late mother’s obituary the opportunity for people to...
