Monday Link Roundup: Sept. 25, 2023

Monday Link Roundup: Sept. 25, 2023

Two Important Festivals: The Women Composers Festival of Tübingen begins on Friday Sept. 29.  With a focus on the 19th Century: Tübingen composer Josephine Lang and three contemporaries (Emilie Mayer, Luise Adolpha Le Beau and Ethel Smyth), it continues 10 days and...
On The Passing of Kaija Saariaho

On The Passing of Kaija Saariaho

We are saddened to hear about the death of Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho, who passed away at home in Paris overnight.  In October 2022 there were celebrations around the world for her 70th birthday.  Immediately prior to her passing, Saariaho completed a concerto...
Smyth’s Der Wald in forthcoming recording!

Smyth’s Der Wald in forthcoming recording!

By   Dr. Amy Zigler, an Ethel Smyth scholar and Associate Professor of Music at Salem College. She will be speaking about the recording, the female characters, and issues of agency in Der Wald at the Operatic Feminisms symposium on March 25, 2023, at Columbia...
Monday Link Round Up: October 5, 2020

Monday Link Round Up: October 5, 2020

News and music to start the week! There is a new organization, La Maestra, based in Paris and set out to encourage and promote more women conductors.  Their first competition, held in September, drew more than 200 applicants, and 12 chosen contestants (including...