Tag: Margaret Bonds
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Some (GOOD) News for Today!
Some GOOD News for your Wednesday! We are so excited that Ethel Smyth’s The Wreckers is receiving an important production at the Houston Grand Opera, and that critics and audiences are THRILLED! The Houston Press calls the 1906 work “an absolute marvel” and demands “Where has she been and what has taken so long?” Dr.…
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Monday Link Round-Up: May 2, 2022
The rediscovery and exploration of important music by Margaret Bonds is continuing! Wed. May 4, 10:30 AM EDT: Online presentation and discussion: “Margaret Bonds and Black Radicalism” with Dr. Malcolm J. Merriweather, Dr. Rollo A. Dilworth and Dr. Tammy L. Kernodle. This event was filmed to complement the recent performance by the Dessoff Choirs (of…
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Monday Link Round Up: February 7, 2022
Florence Price received national attention this week when television personality Kelly Clarkson included a feature about the composer and her work on Clarkson’s show. The feature includes a performance of Price’s Fantasy n. 2 in F-sharp minor, by two of the students who helped write a new children’s book about her life. Watch here, or…
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Monday Link Round Up – March 8, 2021
News and music to start your week! Happy International Women’s Day! Check out this post for the ways we’ve found you can listen to works by women composers (as well as learn about them) throughout today! Great news from BBC Radio 3 which has announced funding to seven researchers to give recognition to classical composers…