Monday Link Round Up: May 24, 2021

Monday Link Round Up: May 24, 2021

News and music to start your week! Read about the beautiful collaboration that is occurring in the Burkina Faso capital, Ouagadougou.  Japanese composer Keiko Fujiie and a Burkinabè griot (traditional story-teller and musician) Maboudou Sanou (pictured above) are...
Composers You Should Know: Mel Bonis

Composers You Should Know: Mel Bonis

Today marks the 158th birthday of Mélanie Hélène Bonis (1858-1937) – though she is known most commonly as simply Mel Bonis.  A prolific French composer, Bonis worked in small and large forms composing works for orchestras, chamber ensembles, choir, organ, and...
Summer with the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra

Summer with the Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra

That Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra has an exciting summer season of concerts planned is no surprise – after all, their tagline is: “Performing diverse music for chamber orchestra.”  That diversity is represented in creative and innovative...

Mel Bonis and Honoring History

When studying the history of women in music, it is all too common to read about the difficulties that women faced from their own families in pursing music seriously. Cases can be found in all time periods, in all levels of society, and in countries far and wide. The...