by Liane Curtis | Jun 6, 2023
Readers have bemoaned the lapse of our Link Roundup feature, SO, we are going to try and get back in the swing of it! It just seems like there is SO much important news sometimes, and we can’t claim to have a complete grasp on it — but here are a FEW...
by Liane Curtis | Feb 6, 2023
Exciting News from the Grammys! the NY Youth Symphony has won a GRAMMY in the competitive category of Best Orchestral Performance, with their CD of music by Florence Price, Jessie Montgomery, and Valerie Coleman! Many are pointing out that it is the first time for a...
by Liane Curtis | Aug 8, 2022
Hope your week is off to a great start! The continuing push for women conductors, and Marin Alsop’s role in supporting more recognition, training and opportunities for women in the field is noted in this review of the “Breaking Barriers” Festival at Chicago’s Ravinia....
by Liane Curtis | Mar 25, 2022
Sorry to be so late with our weekly update! We do want to make sure everyone knows that the Women Composers Festival of Hartford is completely available online (until April 7), and for no fee (donations are encouraged, of course!) The 2022 Ensemble-in-residence...
by Liane Curtis | Jan 31, 2022
The new documentary film about Marin Alsop, CONDUCTOR, directed by Bernadette Wegenstein, is earning well-deserved praise and attention. This includes an interview with Alsop on NPR, and a review in the New York Times. But (so far) our favorite response is...