Tag: Lara Downes
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Monday Link Round Up: December 28, 2020
News and music to start your week! Happy Christmas to all who celebrate! Enjoy this lovely Christmas Prelude for Chamber Orchestra by Vítězslava Kaprálova, pictured above. It was composed in 1939 and broadcast as part of the Paris PTT Radio program “Noël à Prague,” on Dec. 24, 1939, just a few months before the composer’s…
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Monday Link Round Up: December 14, 2020
News and music to start your week! Congratulations go to Nathalie Stutzmann, pictured above, who was just named principal guest conductor of The Philadelphia Orchestra. The three year contract will begin with the 2021-2022 season. The Philadelphia Inquirer has more. For those readers who celebrate the Advent season, be sure to explore the online Advent…
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Monday Link Round Up: November 30, 2020
News and music to start the week! NewMusicBox spoke to composer and flautist Valerie Coleman (pictured) about her work. She is one of the eight American composers participating in the New Music USA’s Amplifying Voices program – commissioning new works by composers of color. Read the interview here. This past week on Lara Downes program…
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Monday Link Round Up: November 2, 2020
News and music to start your week! Trumpeter Theresa May, pictured above, has had a diverse career in music – performing in classical ensembles as well as big bands. She was interviewed at WSKU out of Northeast Ohio about her career, the challenges she has faced, and the continued stigma that surrounds women brass players. …