Tag: Migra Gražinytė-Tyla
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Monday Link Round Up: February 7, 2022
Florence Price received national attention this week when television personality Kelly Clarkson included a feature about the composer and her work on Clarkson’s show. The feature includes a performance of Price’s Fantasy n. 2 in F-sharp minor, by two of the students who helped write a new children’s book about her life. Watch here, or…
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Monday Link Round Up: September 13, 2021
News and music to start your week! The New York Times has an extensive feature of composer, violinist and teacher Jessie Montgomery, pictured above. Montgomery is one of the leading contemporary composers of 2021, with hundreds of performances in large and small ensembles, a residence at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and a commission calendar booked…
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Monday Link Round Up: February 3, 2020
News and music to start your week! Congratulations go to Jennifer Higdon, pictured, for winning the Grammy for Best contemporary classical compositions for her Harp Concerto. Caroline Shaw also won the Grammy for Best Chamber Music Performance for her piece, Orange, performed by Attacca Quartet. See the full list of Classical Winners here. NewMusicBox rasies the…
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Monday Link Round Up: April 1, 2019
News and music to start your week! Smithsonian Magazine has a great article about Hawai’i’s last ruler and composer Queen Lili’uokalani. Last year a new orchestra formed in the UK specifically for musicians with disabilities. Classical FM has a story on how the first year has gone and how they are looking forward to the…