Alma Mahler and #MeToo (oh, and Happy Birthday, Alma!)

by Liane Curtis | Aug 31, 2022

By Liane Curtis To honor Alma Mahler on her birthday (she was born Alma Maria Schindler on 31 August 1879 in Vienna), I thought I would highlight some of her music, but also note the issue that 17 songs are all that survive of her compositional output, and consider...

Monday Link Roundup: February 14, 2022

by Liane Curtis | Feb 14, 2022

Here’s some news for this week! Gabriella Smith’s vast and remarkable new work “One” was premiered by the Santa Rosa Symphony  on Jan. 8.  We are happy that it is available via this stream, (but only until until February 16), and we are proud to have supported this...

Met Opera to stream Kaija Saariaho’s Opera, L’amour de loin on May 6-7

by Liane Curtis | May 3, 2020

We are happy to report that the Met Opera’s ongoing daily streams (offered in response to their cancelling the remainder of their season because of COVID-19) will feature a work by a woman, Kaija Saariaho’s “L’amour de loin,” on Wed. May...

Monday Link Round Up: January 6, 2020

by sarah | Jan 6, 2020

News and music to start your week! What better way to start off the new year than with Musicology Duck’s Listen Wider Challenge!  The goal is to encourage music enthusiasts to move out of their comfort zone and expand their playlists to include a wider variety...

Monday Link Round Up: December 31, 2018

by sarah | Dec 26, 2018

  Wrap up the year with news and music from Women’s Philharmonic Advocacy! If you haven’t already, be sure to grab your 2019 WPA Calendar – celebrating the lives and work of historic and contemporary women composers! NPR’s list of best...