Tag: Hannah Kendall

  • Tanglewood — and Beethoven Idolatry — is Back For 2021

    Tanglewood — and Beethoven Idolatry — is Back For 2021

    By Sarah Baer (with some input by Liane Curtis) The Boston Symphony Orchestra’s summer home is getting ready to welcome guests again in what is perhaps an ideal venue for events in these strange times.  The traditions of lawn chairs and picnics while enjoying some of the highest-quality performances available in the United States will…

  • Monday Link Round Up: March 1, 2021

    Monday Link Round Up: March 1, 2021

    News and music to start your week – and happy Women’s History Month! Join us throughout the month of March as we highlight works that deserve to be heard more often.  Follow along on Twitter: @WomensPhil Learn about the rising composer Hannah Kendall (pictured above) and the U.S. Premiere of Kanashibari with the Seattle Symphony…

  • Monday Link Round Up: August 28, 2017

    News to start your week! WQXR had a blog post this week highlighting historical figures who also wrote music.  Included in their list is Catherine the Great – though she was a librettist, not a composer.  What a shame to not include at least a few other female historical figures who composed, like: Anne Boleyn;…