Monday Link Round Up: September 6, 2021

Monday Link Round Up: September 6, 2021

Music and news to start your week! Violinist Jennifer Koh, pictured above, turned the pandemic – and the silencing of the performing arts industry – into an opportunity to collaborate and create in a new way.  She contacted composers and commissioned 40...
Monday Link Round Up: January 11, 2021

Monday Link Round Up: January 11, 2021

News and music to start your week! Opera Wire profiles composer Thea Musgrave, pictured above, who has led an extraordinary and prolific career.  David Salazar’s essay includes several examples of her works throughout her career. Happy Birthday to composer Libby...
Libby Larsen Opera in Staged Reading, Oct. 31

Libby Larsen Opera in Staged Reading, Oct. 31

Libby Larsen’s “Barnum’s Bird,” a chamber opera about Jenny Lind, the superstar soprano “Swedish nightingale” and P.T. Barnum, who launched her on a 150-performance U.S. tour, will receive a staged reading at Circle in the Square...
Music to Love – Upcoming Concerts

Music to Love – Upcoming Concerts

February is bringing us a wonderful assortment of concerts!  Last weekend saw the performances of works by Joan Tower and Amy Beach by the Springfield Symphony (read an excellent review at MassLive), as well as Libby Larsen’s Symphony No. 4 by the California...

Monday Link Round Up: October 23, 2017

News to start your week! Dartmouth College Wind Ensemble celebrated women composers this past weekend in a concert titled “Music She Wrote”.  The concert included works by Jennifer Higdon and Libby Larsen.  New Hampshire Public Radio has the story –...