Women's Philharmonic Advocacy

Tag: Nadia Boulanger

  • Monday Link Round Up: April 9, 2018

    News to start your week! Don’t miss this great piece by Kendra Preston Leonard about the myths surrounding composer and pedagogue Nadia Boulanger!  Read on at Dr. Leonard’s website here. Composer and clarinetist Derek Bermel writes about diversity in the American Orchestra repertoire at NewMusicBox, and how to correct the systemic imbalances.  Read his piece,…

  • Monday Link Round Up: April 24, 2017

    News to start your week! We celebrated Dame Ethel Smyth’s birthday this weekend!  Don’t miss the guest blog by Dr. Amy Ziegler and the new recording of Symth’s work.   The BBC.com Culture column recognized the life and work of composer, conductor, and music educator Nadia Boulanger.  Be sure to read the article, titled The Greatest Music…

  • Monday Link Round Up: March 7, 2016

    News to start your week!   WQXR profiles seven women conductors in honor of Women’s History Month – including Barbara Hannigan, Xian Zhang, Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla, Joana Carneiro, Elim Chan, Sarah Hicks, and Mei-Ann Chen.  Read more here.   The Oxford University Press blog has an interview with composer David Conte and his experiences working with Nadia Boulanger.  Read the…

  • Composers You Should Know: Margaret Bonds

    Happy 103rd birthday to American pianist and composer Margaret Bonds! Born and raised in Chicago, Bonds showed an early aptitude for music and composition.  She pursued formal education in music, studying at Northwestern University and Juilliard.  She then sought composition lessons from Nadia Boulanger (who, reportedly, reviewed one of her works and felt that Bonds needed no…