Tag: Reena Esmail
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WPA News Digest – January 6, 2025
We hope your new year is off to a great start! On January 25th, 2025, the MusicaNova Orchestra will present its program “Resistance & Unity: Women Rise” at the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, Arizona. Among the works performed will be Reena Esmail‘s Zeher (for cello and strings) and Victoria Yagling‘s Suite for Cello and Strings,…
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Monday Link Round Up: February 1, 2021
News and music to start your week! On the first day of Black History Month (which should be every month) let’s look at Colorado Public Radio’s list of Contemporary Black Composers You Should Know. Included in the list are Valerie Coleman, Jessie Montgomery (pictured above), Quinn Mason (who has guest blogged for us!), Nkeiru Okoye,…
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Monday Link Round Up: September 28, 2020
News and music to start your week! I Care If You Listen featured two women composers last week. First, Pulitzer Prize Winner Du Yun (pictured above) shared a list of listening suggestions – a great way to expand our weekly playlists. They also spoke with composer and singer Mari Esabel, whose vocal works use texts…
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Project W by the Chicago Sinfonietta — CD Review by Quinn Mason
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 post for us was “On Diversity in Music.” Cedille Records has recently…