On the death of the Hungarian composer and pedagogue Erzsébet Szőnyi

by Liane Curtis | Mar 8, 2020

We received this moving obituary of Erzsébet Szőnyi, written by Matthias Funkhauser of the German Kodály Society. Erzsébet Szőnyi (25 April 1924 – 28 December 2019) (also Erzsébet Szilágyi) was a Hungarian composer and music teacher. Her works encompass symphonic...

Monday Link Round Up: October 29, 2018

by sarah | Oct 29, 2018

News and Music to start your week! Listening to Ladies has a new episode – this week talking to composer Jenn Kirby.  Find out more information about Kirby and her works on the website (which also has information on how to help make sure more episodes happen!)...

Linda Luebke Strings Festival & Meira Warshauer

by sarah | Sep 27, 2018

This weekend (September 29-30) is the 2018 Linda Luebke Strings Festival in Terre Haute, Indiana.  The Festival offers a unique experience for strings students to grow in their musicianship through small ensemble experience, music theory, dance, composition,...

A Call to Action

by sarah | Aug 19, 2015

This past year has brought about important conversations about women’s work in music, and many highly publicized opportunities for the public at large to become more informed and engaged with often-neglected music.  Laura Seddon mentioned in her guest blog that...

Classical Music and Children

by sarah | Jun 7, 2011

NPR’s Classical Music blog, Deceptive Cadence, has been running a series on how to introduce and include children in classical music making and appreciating. The series has included many thoughtful comments by readers as well as guest-posts from some big names –...