Some (GOOD) News for Today!

Some (GOOD) News for Today!

Some GOOD News for your Wednesday! We are so excited that Ethel Smyth’s The Wreckers is receiving an important production at the Houston Grand Opera, and that critics and audiences are THRILLED!  The Houston Press calls the 1906 work “an absolute marvel” and demands...
Some news for your Friday!  Oct. 14, 2022

Some news for your Friday! Oct. 14, 2022

Applications for our Grant Program are open, and we have extended the deadline to Nov. 15! We realize that that our revised program is unconventional, proposing channels of communication between your artistic planners and the experts on our Board.  But we believe the...
Link-Round-up August 8, 2022

Link-Round-up August 8, 2022

Hope your week is off to a great start! The continuing push for women conductors, and Marin Alsop’s role in supporting more recognition, training and opportunities for women in the field is noted in this review of the “Breaking Barriers” Festival at Chicago’s Ravinia....
Big events this weekend!

Big events this weekend!

We wanted to highlight a few of the many exciting events that are taking place this weekend! Pamela Madsen’s massive ORATORIO FOR THE EARTH is being premiered in the resonant Meng Concert Hall at Cal State Fullerton, 3 pm (Pacific time), today Sat. May 14th. ...
Monday Link Round-Up: May 2, 2022

Monday Link Round-Up: May 2, 2022

The rediscovery and exploration of important music by Margaret Bonds is continuing! Wed. May 4, 10:30 AM EDT:  Online presentation and discussion: “Margaret Bonds and Black Radicalism” with Dr. Malcolm J. Merriweather, Dr. Rollo A. Dilworth and Dr. Tammy L. Kernodle. ...
Let’s State Firmly “White Supremacy Has No Place Here”

Let’s State Firmly “White Supremacy Has No Place Here”

Musician and Educator Miriam Capellan published the letter below on her blog, Dear Clara.  Given the ongoing importance of the issues it raises, we are reprinting it here.  We offer a few comments following the letter.  Ms. Capellan offers these comments to frame her...