Link Roundup: July 12, 2022

by Liane Curtis | Jul 12, 2022

We have news about women conductors this week!! At the Chicago Symphony, Apprentice Conductor Lina González-Granados stepped in for Ricardo Muti with a minute’s notice – (really!)  exciting moments in the life of a young conductor, and she has earned acclaim all...

Monday Link Round Up: January 31, 2022

by Liane Curtis | Jan 31, 2022

  The new documentary film about Marin Alsop, CONDUCTOR, directed by Bernadette Wegenstein, is earning well-deserved praise and attention.  This includes an interview with Alsop on NPR, and a review in the New York Times.  But (so far) our favorite response is...

Monday Link Round Up: June 28, 2021

by sarah | Jun 28, 2021

News and music to start your week! Congratulations go to conductor Oksana Lyniv, pictured above, who will be the first woman to lead the orchestra at the Bayreuth festival.  Learn more about her career and her experiences being the only woman studying conducting at...

Monday Link Round Up: November 30, 2020

by sarah | Nov 30, 2020

News and music to start the week! NewMusicBox spoke to composer and flautist Valerie Coleman (pictured)  about her work. She is one of the eight American composers participating in the New Music USA’s Amplifying Voices program – commissioning new works by...

Monday Link Round Up: October 5, 2020

by sarah | Oct 5, 2020

News and music to start the week! There is a new organization, La Maestra, based in Paris and set out to encourage and promote more women conductors.  Their first competition, held in September, drew more than 200 applicants, and 12 chosen contestants (including...