Tag: Rebecca Saunders
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Monday Link Round Up: October 5, 2020
News and music to start the week! There is a new organization, La Maestra, based in Paris and set out to encourage and promote more women conductors. Their first competition, held in September, drew more than 200 applicants, and 12 chosen contestants (including Jiajing Lai, pictured above) to compete for prizes including cash, mentoring, and…
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Monday Link Round Up: January 28, 2018
News and music to start your week! It’s always exciting to listen to a new episode of Listening to Ladies! Episode 24 features a conversation with Alondra Vega-Zaldivar, a Canadian composer born in Cuba. Find more information and examples of her work on the LtL website, and listen in through your favorite Podcast app, or stream it…
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Monday Link Round Up: August 21, 2017
News to start your week! There are important conversations as a result of Charlottesville happening across disciplines. One thought provoking discussion about the problems with a Eurocentric approach to music history and music theory is made by musicologist Ethen Hein. Read on here. The Library of Congress has announced their 2017-2018 season of concerts –…
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2015 In Review
This was an exciting year for those of us following women’s work in music. We’ve already talked a bit about the tremendous opportunities and advancements women have made in conducting roles. But Let’s also take some time to look at the plethora of “Highlight” lists that have been shared online and see how they compare…