Monday Link Round Up: August 28, 2017

by | Aug 28, 2017

News to start your week! WQXR had a blog post this week highlighting historical figures who also wrote music.  Included in their list is Catherine the Great – though she was a librettist, not a composer.  What a shame to not include at least a few other female...
Composers You Should Know: Undine Smith Moore

Composers You Should Know: Undine Smith Moore

by | Aug 23, 2017

This week we remember the life and music of American composer and educator Undine Smith Moore (1904-1989).  Born in Jarratt, Virginia the granddaughter of slaves, she began to study piano at age seven.  After attending Fisk University she attended Juilliard on...

Death of Rae Linda Brown, pioneering Florence Price Scholar

by | Aug 23, 2017

With great sadness, Women’s Philharmonic Advocacy mourns the passing of Dr. Rae Linda Brown, who died following a brief illness of sarcoma (a rare cancer of the connective tissue). A musicologist, professor, university administrator, and past President of the...

Monday Link Round Up: August 21, 2017

by | Aug 21, 2017

News to start your week! There are important conversations as a result of Charlottesville happening across disciplines.  One thought provoking discussion about the problems with a Eurocentric approach to music history and music theory is made by musicologist Ethen...

Monday Link Round Up: August 14, 2017

by | Aug 14, 2017

News to start your week!   The Women Composers Festival of Hartford has announced the 2018 featured artists!  This year’s festival will include Tawnie Olson as composer in residence and Cuatro Puntos String Quartet as ensemble in residence.  Dr. Karen Cook...