News to start your week! The Guardian has a conversation with conductor Marin Alsop, who, it was just announced, will again be conducting in the 2018 Proms season. A new initiative created by the Sphinx Organization, the New World Symphony, and the League of American...
News to start your week! Very exciting! Congratulations to Jennifer Higdon on winning two Grammy Awards last night! Her Viola Concerto won “Best Contemporary Classical Composition” and she also brought home “Best Classical Compendium” for the...
News to start your week! The WQXR blog talks with JoAnn Falletta, conductor of the Buffalo Philharmonic and Virginia Symphony, about why it seems that professional orchestras actually play behind the conducted beat. Read more here. In more conducting news,...
News to start your week! Helen Grime, who is currently serving as the Wigmore Hall Composer in Residence, spoke with The Guardian about what she likes, and loves, about music. And stay tuned for more information about the March 3 premiere of her new Piano Concerto....
News to start your week: Elizabeth Blair – herself a composer, activist, and writer – has a fantastic interview with composer Lisa Coons available to read now at VAN Magazine. Frank Oteri at New Music Box has an interview with American composer Eleanor...
