Tag: Meredith Monk
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Monday Link Round Up: July 1, 2019
News and music to start your week! Jessica Duchen of The JC has the story of Erika Fox, a composer born in Vienna in 1936 who now at age 82 is celebrating the release of the first album of her compositions. The CD features chamber pieces spanning a 25-year period (1980-2005). Says Fox: “I’ve got…
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Monday Link Round Up: June 5, 2017
News to start your week! The New York Times discusses the work of Meredith Monk – and the challenges in learning her music. The vocal ensemble M6 will be reviving some Monk’s less performed older works this week. Lisa Bielawa has created a new opera, Vireo: The Spiritual Biography of a Witch’s Accuser, which will be released…
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Monday Link Round Up: March 13, 2017
News to start your week! In line with the conversations that have been taking place in honor of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day, The Guardian has a fantastic op-ed by Susanna Eastburn, head of Scotland’s Sound and Music, about why women are worthy of inclusion. She argues, it’s not about Tokenism – it’s about Talent. Read on…
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Monday Link Round Up: November 21, 2016
News to start your week! Meredith Monk is celebrating her 74th birthday! Sequenza 21 has a birthday tribute, and review of her newest recording, here. Last week we shared an article about cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason who is working for more diverse representation in classical music. This week The Guardian has another interview with Kanneh-Mason before the…