This was an exciting year for those of us following women’s work in music. We’ve already talked a bit about the tremendous opportunities and advancements women have made in conducting roles. But Let’s also take some time to look at the plethora of...
News to start your week – and finish out the year! Kyle Gann at Postclassic shared his thoughts on the music of Ethel Smyth – and what he believes to be the best recording of her work (thus far). The Women Composers Festival of Hartford has...
News to start your week! Sinfini Music shared the premiere of a new remix of work by Anna Meredith. Listen to Tanya Auclair’s reinterpretation of Meredith’s work here. TheaterJones, which covers North Texas Performing Arts News, followed up with...
American composer, conductor, arranger, and educator Alice Parker celebrated her 90th birthday on Wednesday. We were delighted to see that NPR covered this notable occasion on All Things Considered. Listen to the story below (the transcript is also available here):...
News to start your week! We can look forward to an excellent Ojai Festival in 2016 with music director Peter Sellars who announced that the festival will feature works by Kaija Saariaho, Caroline Shaw, Pauline Oliveros, Carla Kihlstedt, Sharon Hurvitz, and Tania León....
