Hidden Herstory: Mozart and his female contemporaries

Hidden Herstory: Mozart and his female contemporaries

by | Jul 22, 2022

The music of the traditional male canon is well documented; however the roles of the female composers who had roles in the musical lives of those men has been marginalized — this is the historic process of patriarchy.  For our new Hidden Herstory series we are...
Hidden Herstory: Mozart and his female contemporaries

Trailblazing Women featured by Santa Rosa Symphony

by | Jan 22, 2021

— by Liane Curtis The Santa Rosa Symphony (SRS)  has seized upon the need to change their programming due to Covid19 as an opportunity to celebrate diversity and  highlight some brilliant works by women.  They have named Ellen Taaffe Zwilich as Artistic Partner...
Monday Link Round Up: November 30, 2020

Monday Link Round Up: November 30, 2020

by | Nov 30, 2020

News and music to start the week! NewMusicBox spoke to composer and flautist Valerie Coleman (pictured)  about her work. She is one of the eight American composers participating in the New Music USA’s Amplifying Voices program – commissioning new works by...

Monday Link Round Up: November 20, 2017

by | Nov 20, 2017

News to start your week! There have been some particularly excellent pieces to come out of WQXR in!  Their list of Eight Classical Era Composers who aren’t named Mozart or Haydn includes Maria Teresea Agnesi Pinottini, Princess Anna Amalia, and Marianne...
Nannerl Mozart, No Longer Forgotten

Nannerl Mozart, No Longer Forgotten

by | Jul 15, 2014

The Other MozartWritten by Sylvia MiloSylvia Milo as Nannerl MozartDirected by Isaac ByrneReview of performance July 8, 2014 at HERE Arts Center in New York CityThe Other Mozart tells an archetypical story—of musical brilliance, ambition, dedication and...