Monday Link Round Up: October 19, 2020

by sarah | Oct 19, 2020

News and music to start your week! ICareIfYouLIsten poses five questions to Nia Imani, pictured above, soprano and founder of ComposeHer, “an initiative meant to advance and nurture women and girls in classical composition and musicianship.”  The blog at WQXR...

Monday Link Round Up: June 8, 2020

by sarah | Jun 8, 2020

News and music – and social justice – to start your week. We at Women’s Philharmonic Advocacy stand in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter community in striving for justice.  Today we will focus on some of the conversations that musicians have...

Quinn Mason on Vítězslava Kaprálová

by Liane Curtis | Mar 17, 2020

Once again, we are happy to welcome Quinn Mason (fresh from his Seattle conducting debut) as Guest Blogger!  He offers his insights on Vítězslava Kaprálová, in particular two of her orchestral works, Rustic Suite (1938) and Military Sinfonietta (1936-1937). Vítězslava...

Monday Link Round Up: November 18, 2019

by sarah | Nov 18, 2019

News and music to start your week! Congratulations to composer Gabriela Ortiz for her recent premiere with the LA Philharmonic.  Her Yanga for orchestra and choir, was commissioned by the LA Phil.  Learn more at NPR or listen in below. Congratulations are also owed to...

Project W by the Chicago Sinfonietta — CD Review by Quinn Mason

by Liane Curtis | Nov 9, 2019

We’ve followed the important work of the Chicago Sinfonietta for many years (for instance, here is our 2013 interview with their music director, Mei Ann Chen) and are happy to present a review of their latest CD, reviewed by Quinn Mason.  Quinn’s previous...