Tag: Thea Musgrave
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Monday Link Round Up: January 11, 2021
News and music to start your week! Opera Wire profiles composer Thea Musgrave, pictured above, who has led an extraordinary and prolific career. David Salazar’s essay includes several examples of her works throughout her career. Happy Birthday to composer Libby Larsen who turned 70 on Christmas Eve! She speaks to the Minnesota Star Tribune about…
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Monday Link Round Up: July 15, 2019
News and music to start your week! In case you missed it, don’t miss reading Megan Lavengood’s excellent piece on gender and hiring as it relates to the field of Music Theory Andrew Clements reviews the new recording by Isata Kanneh-Mason (pictured) of piano works by Clara Schumann. Read on at The Guardian. Also at…
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Monday Link Round Up: July 8, 2019
News and music to start your week! Congratulations to Akiko Fujimoto (pictured above), the first woman to be named Artistic Director of the Mid-Texas Symphony. Last season the ensemble had a public audition process to find the new director, with four finalists each leading a concert. Fujimoto was a somewhat familiar face as she was…
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Monday Link Round Up: May 27, 2019
News and music to start your week. As we pause on Memorial Day, here are some works by women composers appropriate for today’s reflection. Joan Tower’s Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman – a play off of Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man – is a brilliant work. Julia Perry’s Stabat Mater is a poignant work,…