by Liane Curtis | Feb 21, 2020
In the past few years, so many have “discovered” the issue of women composers and gender in classical music. That is — for the most part — great! But sometimes it does seem like we keep on “re-inventing the wheel.” If instead we...
by Liane Curtis | Jan 19, 2019
One of the most important events in music of 2018 was the BBC’s International Women’s Day broadcasts and live concerts. Performances and recordings were aired based on special research aimed at bringing to light unknown music composed by women. The...
by Liane Curtis | Oct 14, 2018
Salastina Music Society carried out a remarkably original experiment last weekend (Oct. 6 & 7) – raising issues of how and why some works get into the classical music canon – and some works don’t. Salastina’s two directors were struck by a certain...
by Liane Curtis | Aug 19, 2018
Update: concert postponed to Aug. 23 because of rain. Amy Beach’s delightful waltz, Bal Masqué, op. 22, is part of this week’s concert by Boston’s Landmark Orchestra. Titled “Symphonic Dances” the Aug. 22 event features “music to...
