Tag: Lara St. John
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Live Protest against the NYPhil tomorrow May 20
Just a quick update that Katherine Needleman and Lara St. John are organizing a protest tomorrow at the NY Philharmonic about the orchestra’s treatment of hornist Cara Kizer. The peaceful protest will take place at Lincoln Center, David Geffen Hall, at Noon. The protesters are urging the NYP to release from Kizer from her NDA…
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Monday Link Round Up: September 28, 2020
News and music to start your week! I Care If You Listen featured two women composers last week. First, Pulitzer Prize Winner Du Yun (pictured above) shared a list of listening suggestions – a great way to expand our weekly playlists. They also spoke with composer and singer Mari Esabel, whose vocal works use texts…
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Thoughts on Beauty in Classical Music
I had been trying to put together some thoughts about the way women who perform classical music are viewed/described by the media, long before Yuja Wang made her controversial Hollywood Bowl appearance. And after sifting through dozens of articles and critiques, I have come up with at least some of what I want to say.…