Tag: WQXR
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Monday Link Round Up: October 18, 2021
News and music to start your week! Congratulations to Nathalie Stutzmann, pictured above, who has been named the new conductor of the Atlanta Symphony! Stutzmann will be the only woman conducting one of America’s top orchestras when she takes the podium next year. Marin Alsop, who previously led The Baltimore Symphony stepped down at the…
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International Women’s Day Events 2021
March 8 is International Women’s Day – and one of the few days of the year that those of us who seek out music by women composers have an abundance of choice. Listen in to the different offerings that we have found: Renowned scholar and pianist Dr. Samantha Ege, pictured above, will present a lecture…
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Monday Link Round Up: October 19, 2020
News and music to start your week! ICareIfYouLIsten poses five questions to Nia Imani, pictured above, soprano and founder of ComposeHer, “an initiative meant to advance and nurture women and girls in classical composition and musicianship.” The blog at WQXR highlights the new recordings that have been made – including works by Florence Price, Julius…
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Monday Link Round Up: September 30, 2019
News and music to start your week! The Philadelphia Orchestra has announced that they have discovered letters from Clara Schumann in their archives! This is just after Clara’s 200th birthday celebration in which many world-famous ensembles spoke about her achievements, but no top-tier U.S. orchestra programmed any of her works. Read more at the Philadelphia…