Monday Link Roundup: Sept. 25, 2023

Monday Link Roundup: Sept. 25, 2023

by | Sep 25, 2023

Two Important Festivals: The Women Composers Festival of Tübingen begins on Friday Sept. 29.  With a focus on the 19th Century: Tübingen composer Josephine Lang and three contemporaries (Emilie Mayer, Luise Adolpha Le Beau and Ethel Smyth), it continues 10 days and...
2014 In Review

2014 In Review

by | Jan 7, 2015

Bachtrack, the online database for concerts happening throughout the world, has published their annual review of 2014.  They looked at all of the ensembles, conductors, composers, and pieces that were included on their website (which collects information from...

Happy Birthday, Josephine Lang!

by | Mar 14, 2014

Today is the 199th birthday of German composer Josephine Lang—born March 14, 1815 and died December 2, 1880.  Born in to a musical family (with a violinist for a father and an opera singer for a mother), she was encouraged from the beginning and received great...

Josephine Lang

by | Mar 28, 2011

Another example of being fortunate enough to be born into a musical family lies with Josephine Lang (1815-1880). Her father, Theodor, was a violinist and her mother, Regina Hitzelberger, was an opera singer. They supported their daughter in her musical ambitions,...