News and Music to start your week! Wishing everyone a meaningful and reflective Martin Luther King, Jr. Day! Celebrate by listing in to DiscoverClassical.com which features a day of music programming by Black composers – including works by Florence Price and...
Our adventures at SAM in New Orleans continue with more fantastic papers, food, and camaraderie! On Saturday morning I attended a truly wonderful session focusing on the lives and music of Florence Price and Margaret Bonds, and considering new and intersectional ways...
Celebrate Women’s History Month by remembering women composers! Our 2019 Women Composers Calendar is now ON SALE! Grab your copy for just $13, including shipping. Find it in our shop. Plan ahead for the Women Composers Festival of Hartford Festival! Find the...
Happy 103rd birthday to American pianist and composer Margaret Bonds! Born and raised in Chicago, Bonds showed an early aptitude for music and composition. She pursued formal education in music, studying at Northwestern University and Juilliard. She then sought...
A new work by Jennifer Higdon will be premiered on Monday night (February 9) at Carnegie Hall. Thomas Hampson will be featured in the song cycle for baritone and piano titled Civil Words. It was commissioned by Carnegie Hall. In Higdon’s own words:...
