Tag: Nan Washburn
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Monday Link Round Up: June 28, 2021
News and music to start your week! Congratulations go to conductor Oksana Lyniv, pictured above, who will be the first woman to lead the orchestra at the Bayreuth festival. Learn more about her career and her experiences being the only woman studying conducting at the college in Lviv. DW.com has the interview. Opera Steamboat has…
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Monday Link Round up: October 1, 2018
News to start your week? But this last week was not just any week. For those in the US, the past week was something unique and critical. On Thursday we listened to a woman’s account of a violent sexual attack that she experienced. And we heard men — angry, hostile men — say we should…
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Concerts this weekend
This weekend boasts a lot of great concerts and opportunities to support women’s work in music – contemporary and historic! There are two opportunities to hear Amy Beach’s historic Symphony this weekend. If you happen to be in London, England this weekend Harmony Sinfonia, a London based ensemble, will be performing work on March 4, along with…
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Concerts of Old and New Music
We’re always thrilled to share announcements of coming concerts featuring works by women composers! This week we are especially thrilled to see two ensembles who are embracing contemporary and historic composers in their performances. The Mount Holyoke Symphony Orchestra will be performing at an Alumni Even in Chicago on January 21 and at the college…