Chicago Sinfonietta performs Regina Harris Baiocchi’s Muse for Orchestra

by Liane Curtis | Oct 7, 2023

Tonight, October 7, the Chicago Sinfonietta performs Regina Harris Baiocchi’s “Muse for Orchestra,” led by Music Director Mei Ann Chen.  Their Oct. 5 performance of the work, described as “a powerful tribute to the muses who inspire and guide us,” was its...

Link Round Up: January 25, 2022

by Liane Curtis | Jan 25, 2022

Here’s some news for this week! Juilliard Focus Festival 2022, The Making of an American Music, 1899-1948 is taking place this week with much of it streaming.  The January 28 concluding orchestral concert will be conducted by Mei Ann Chen, and features Melissa...

Project W by the Chicago Sinfonietta — CD Review by Quinn Mason

by Liane Curtis | Nov 9, 2019

We’ve followed the important work of the Chicago Sinfonietta for many years (for instance, here is our 2013 interview with their music director, Mei Ann Chen) and are happy to present a review of their latest CD, reviewed by Quinn Mason.  Quinn’s previous...

Monday Link Round Up: September 9, 2019

by sarah | Sep 9, 2019

News and music to start your week! The topic of women’s bodies – and body shaming – is not new to the world of classical music, and opera in particular. In recent news, soprano Kathryn Lewek received more words on her body in a review than about her...

Monday Link Round Up: August 6, 2018

by sarah | Aug 6, 2018

News to start your week! What better way to tackle the new week than a fantastic conversation?  Elizabeth Blair speaks with Emily Doolittle in the most recent episode of Listening to Ladies.  Learn more at the website, with lots of links and music, stream the episode...