Monday Link Round Up: July 27, 2020

by sarah | Jul 27, 2020

News and music to start your week! Calling young women composers!  Pamela Z, pictured above, will be presenting on her compositional process TODAY, July 27 at 5pm EST, in a free presentation on the Young Women Composers workshop series.  Gabriela Lena Frank will be...

Monday Link Round Up: June 8

by sarah | Jun 8, 2015

Some top stories from over the weekend: We wrote about Judith Weir’s new song cycle last week, which premiered on Saturday.  The Guardian and The Telegraph each have reviews of the work which was decidedly well received. You can also read a review of a new album...

Schneider Crosses Over to Classical–and Wins a Grammy

by SMBrown | Mar 25, 2014

Maria Schneider has a knack for choosing to work in musical genres where women have traditionally been least represented and recognized—and then flipping the script to win all kinds of renown and accolade. As a jazz composer and big-band leader, Schneider has been...

Maria Schneider and Spring for Music

by sarah | May 31, 2011

I’m late in posting this, but the Spring For Music series (which I mentioned earlier), teamed with NPR to make the performance the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra available to stream online. One of the pieces heard in this performance is a relatively newly commissioned...

Spring For Music and Melinda Wagner

by sarah | Apr 25, 2011

The Spring for Music festival is a unique creation in that it’s mission is to foster innovative programming at affordable prices, and featuring a wide array of symphony and chamber orchestras. It is held annually at Carnegie Hall. In preperation for the 2011 Spring...