Some links to start your week: The Peabody Conservatory has announced that Marin Alsop will be taking over as Director of Graduate Conducting. A fantastic appointment! Read the press release here. We’ve been keeping up with the Change.org petition started by...
The Cabrillo Festival has championed new music since it was founded in the 1960’s. Under the leadership of Marin Alsop, who has directed the festival since 1992, the annual summer event has delighted new music enthusiasts with exciting concerts, commissions,...
Update: The Harvard Review reports on the conversation with Alsop, as she received the distinguished Luise Vosgerchian Teaching Award Original post: Internationally acclaimed conductor Marin Alsop will be at Harvard University on March 24 to receive the Luise...
The Internet (or, at least, the classical music enthusiast part of the Internet) was a-buzz on Friday with the surprise announcement by Alan Gilbert. After a eight years at the helm, Gilbert will be leaving the New York Philharmonic. And among all of the gasps of...
I recently wrote about the representation of women’s works at the Cabrillo Festival. But, that is far from the only festival where you can hear music by women this summer. In fact, one of the themes for the Oregon Bach Festival is In Praise of Women. Unfortunately...
