News and music to start your week! Calling young women composers! Pamela Z, pictured above, will be presenting on her compositional process TODAY, July 27 at 5pm EST, in a free presentation on the Young Women Composers workshop series. Gabriela Lena Frank will be...
News and music to start your week! Even in the middle of a pandemic, the BBC Proms has found a way to keep calm and carry on! Plans are under way for a largely virtual season, and the potential for two weeks of live events in late August. Read more at BBC News, and...
News and music to start your week! Congratulations go to composer and flautist Valerie Coleman, pictured, who was named 2020 Classical Woman of the Year by Performance Today. Read more at Broadway World. Alex Ross writes at his blog, The Rest is Noise, about the...
News to start your week! The Oscars happened Sunday night – and Mica Levi was nominated for best film score for Jackie. In recognition of her nomination, The New Yorker has a profile of the musician and composer. Also in The New Yorker, Alex Ross explores Kate...
Some news to start your week! The big news this weekend was that James Levine is stepping down from the Met. Anne Midgette talks about why a new conductor is long overdue – and WQXR speculates on who will fill the role. (Spoiler: no one is being on a...