Monday Link Round Up: May 31, 2021

Monday Link Round Up: May 31, 2021

News and music to start your week! Marin Alsop, pictured above, is preparing to step down from her position at the Baltimore Symphony.  She spoke to The Washington Post about her history with the orchestra, the glass ceilings that she broke along the way, and the work...
Monday Link Round Up: April 19, 2021

Monday Link Round Up: April 19, 2021

News and music to start your week! Congratulations to Sherri Chung, pictured above, the first Asian-American woman to compose the music for an hour-long network drama.  Listen in to her scores on the new series, “Kung Fu” (a “reimagining of the 1970s...
Considering the 2020 BBC Proms

Considering the 2020 BBC Proms

By Sarah Baer This year marks the 125th anniversary of the BBC Proms, and in true British fashion, the organizers have kept calm and figured out a way to carry on even during a pandemic.  Though the Proms will be very different than in years past – with...
Monday Link Round Up: November 19, 2018

Monday Link Round Up: November 19, 2018

News and music to start your week! The Guardian has a profile of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor presented in an editorial by Lenny Henry.  The profile highlights a program called Our Classical Century, which can be heard online. Composer Reena Esmail was interviewed by...