NEW! Composer of the Month: Cécile Chaminade

by Liane Curtis | Jul 7, 2022

We are thrilled to launch a new Composer of the Month feature, authored by Elizabeth de Brito, a journalist and cultural activist for diversity in classical music as well as the producer of The Daffodil Perspective podcast/radio show.  If you follow much social media...

Monday Link Round Up: August 12, 2019

by sarah | Aug 11, 2019

News and music to start your week! Many throughout the classical music community celebrated Cecile Chaminade’s birthday last Thursday!  WQXR in New York City republished a video of pianist Joanne Polk performing some of Chaminade’s works.  And here is...

Monday Link Round Up: May 20, 2019

by sarah | May 20, 2019

News and music to start your week! Daniel Temkin is writing a series for New Music Box about ethics in music – with the most recent article being who in the new music world gets heard and why, including issues of representation.  Read on here. Justin Davidson...

Monday Link Round Up: April 29, 2019

by sarah | Apr 30, 2019

News and music to start your week! WQXR often posts listicles of note – this week they shared again their list of 12 Romantic Composers Not Named ‘Liszt’ or ‘Brahms’.  Included are: Louise Farrenc, Clara Schumann, Augusta Holmès, Teresa...

Monday Link Round Up: March 6, 2017

by sarah | Mar 6, 2017

News to start your week! The Guardian has reviews of two new CDs of works by women.  The first are works for piano and orchestra, including the Amy Beach Concerto, Dorothy Howell’s D Minor Concerto, and Cécile Chaminade’s Konzertstück. Read the review...