Tag: Jessie Montgomery
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Happy Women’s History Month!
We are thrilled that many concerts are taking place to celebrate Women’s History Month – As our friend conductor Wilbur Lin says, “Elevating women artists should not be limited to a single month, but #WomenHistoryMonth is always a good time to review how we are doing!” And, we add, to celebrate when celebration is called…
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Grammy for Price, Montgomery, Coleman, NY Youth Symphony! … and thoughts on Tár
Exciting News from the Grammys! the NY Youth Symphony has won a GRAMMY in the competitive category of Best Orchestral Performance, with their CD of music by Florence Price, Jessie Montgomery, and Valerie Coleman! Many are pointing out that it is the first time for a Youth group to win, BUT also it is a…
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Year-End Reflections from Elizabeth de Brito
By Elizabeth de Brito Phew, what a year it’s been! This time last year COVID still hung firmly over our festivities but this year the party is back on! I think it’s fair to say we’ve all enjoyed returning to some semblance of normality, with live music gradually returning for good across the world and…
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New York Youth Symphony Album nominated for Grammy!
GREAT NEWS! A groundbreaking project is receiving deserved recognition! The New York Youth Symphony turned the limitations of the pandemic — musicians all in lockdown — into an opportunity to record a new CD, which was released in spring of 2022. This was (as so much during the pandemic) unprecedented: 110 young musicians recording remotely. …