Tag: JoAnn Falletta
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TBT: 1996 — TWP Performs (and records) Chen Yi
In celebration of Chinese New Year, we’d like to recall composer Chen Yi‘s marvelous work with The Women’s Philharmonic. In the mid-1990s, Chen Yi served as composer-in-residence for The Women’s Philharmonic (TWP). This role culminated in 1996 with the beautiful CD of TWP led by JoAnn Falletta, of Music by Chen Yi, the fourth of…
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Monday Link Round Up: February 18, 2019
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 donate to Women’s Philharmonic Advocacy in Nancy Reich’s memory. You may…
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Monday Link Round up: October 1, 2018
News to start your week? But this last week was not just any week. For those in the US, the past week was something unique and critical. On Thursday we listened to a woman’s account of a violent sexual attack that she experienced. And we heard men — angry, hostile men — say we should…
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Monday Link Round Up: April 23, 2018
News to start your week! The Guardian has a conversation with conductor Marin Alsop, who, it was just announced, will again be conducting in the 2018 Proms season. A new initiative created by the Sphinx Organization, the New World Symphony, and the League of American Orchestras is working to create more racial diversity in American…