Monday Link Round Up: March 2, 2020

Monday Link Round Up: March 2, 2020

News and music to start your week! The Baltimore Sun reports that next season at The Baltimore Symphony will be the last for conductor Marin Alsop, pictured above.  She has served as the conductor and artistic leader of the ensemble for 14 years. Opera Philadelphia...
TBT — The Women’s Phil as an American Orchestra (1999)

TBT — The Women’s Phil as an American Orchestra (1999)

An article published by New Music Box on Sept. 1, 1999, celebrates The Women’s Philharmonic as one of twenty orchestras that are making a special commitment to new American music.  Author Andrew Druckenbrod notes that TWP …  has commissioned 35 works since...
Monday Link Round Up: September 9, 2019

Monday Link Round Up: September 9, 2019

News and music to start your week! The topic of women’s bodies – and body shaming – is not new to the world of classical music, and opera in particular. In recent news, soprano Kathryn Lewek received more words on her body in a review than about her...
Monday Link Round Up: June 25, 2018

Monday Link Round Up: June 25, 2018

News and music to start your week! We were very excited to hear a story on NPR’s All Things Considered about the lack of women’s music heard at the symphony.  The piece explores the current statistics in conversation with Grammy and Pulitzer Prize winning...