There are so many great concerts happening each weekend! Here are a few highlights for the end of September: The Chattanooga Symphony and Opera, winner of a 2015 WPA Performance Grant, opened their season with Joan Tower’s Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman No. 2...
There is no denying that the end of summer is upon us. While that means students returning to classrooms, it also means that the 2016-2017 concert season is arriving, too! Before we get all dressed up for Opening Night Galas, let’s have a look at what we can...
Tomorrow, April 28, the New Haven Symphony Orchestra, winner of a WPA Performance Grant, will be performing Joan Tower’s Second Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman. Known today to be on of the most prolific and performed living American composers, Tower’s...
The 2015-2016 concert season is now underway for ensembles across the United States – which means it’s also time to take a look at the orchestral repertoire that is being performed. As we wait for the official repertoire reports from the League of American...
As those of us in the U.S. get the grill and lawn chairs ready to celebrate the 4th of July, why not take a few minutes to listen to some patriotic music? American composer Joan Tower was approached about completing a new work in 2001 – but it wasn’t a...
