New Podcast about Women Composers

New Podcast about Women Composers

We are always enthusiastic about any project that recognizes the work of women composers, and the new podcast, Listening to Ladies, is a project that we are particularly excited about! The Listening to Ladies Facebook Page was begin by composer Elizabeth Blair and...

Monday Link Roundup: September 26, 2016

News to start your week! A new opera by Missy Mazzoli premiered in Philadelphia this past weekend.  The work, Breaking the Waves, is based on a film by the same name Lars von Trier film.  Mazzoli spoke to NPR’s morning edition this past weekend.  Read the...
Congratulations to Julia Wolfe

Congratulations to Julia Wolfe

We are thrilled to hear that American composer Julia Wolfe is a 2016 recipient of a MacArthur Genius Grant. She is only the third women composer to be awarded in the history of the prize.  (The first was Bernice Johnson Reagon, founder of Sweet Honey in the Rock, who...
ROCO Performs Mendelssohn and Higdon

ROCO Performs Mendelssohn and Higdon

There are two chances this weekend to hear the River Oaks Chamber Orchestra (ROCO) of Houston, TX present exactly the kind of diverse program that audiences have been calling for.  It was because of this thoughtful, inclusive, and engaging programming that the ROCO...

Monday Link Round Up: September 19, 2016

News to start your week! Rising star conductor Mirga Gražinyté-Tyla is making her NYC debut today conducting the Juilliard Orchestra.  She is leading the ensemble with Berlioz, Beethoven, and Fires from Lithuanian born composer Raminta Šerkšnytė.   Find out more about...