Tag: Sofia Gubaidulina
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Congratulations Dr. Gubaidulina!
This past Saturday (June 11) The University of Chicago awarded Sophia Gubaidulina with an honorary doctorate. Taken from the University of Chicago website: World-renowned composer Sofia Gubaidulina will be awarded a Doctor of Humane Letters degree. Gubaidulina, who is of Russian and Tatar descent, is known for a prolific body of work that melds Russian,…
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Sofia Gubaidulina in Los Angeles
Cal Arts has been featuring the works of Russian-born composer Sofia Gubaidulina this past week, and her presence in LA has been duly noted by the LA Times. In spending time with the students and faculty at Cal Arts Gubaidulia said: “It’s such an opportunity to have so many pieces of mine performed by students…
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2011 Proms Season
The BBC Proms, founded in 1895 by Henry Wood, have always been designed to invite and encourage the masses to engage with a wide variety of music. Though the inclusion of women in the yearly Proms programming has not always been a priority for the organizers, there have been some fairly impressive developments in recent…
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Kudos to the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra!
I recently wrote about the news from the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra that they are making a concerted effort to include and recognize the contributions of women musicians in their 2011-2012 concert season. Just days after the BSO news was announced, I learned that the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra is making similar strides in their programming. The…