News and music to start your week! The Library of Congress blog, In the Muse, highlights Women Composers Hiding in Plain Sight. Written by Music Reference Specialist Melissa E. Wertheimer, she discusses a fantastic photograph she found, and the backstory she...
News to start your week! Tom Huizenga at NPR’s Deceptive Cadence continues the conversation about representation with Pulitzer Prize winning composer Du Yun, and follows up on the essay written by Mohammed Fairouz (included in last week’s round up)....
Happy Labor Day! Here is some news to enjoy over the holiday, and to start your week! I just found out about the Billie Burke Ziegfeld Award. The prize awards a grant of $10,000 and a year of professional mentorship to an emerging female composer or...
Here’s hoping everyone had a meaningful and safe holiday! And now some news to start your week! Coming from roots in The Women’s Philharmonic, it’s thrilling to hear about the founding of a new all-woman orchestra. The Allegra Chamber Orchestra is...
News to start your week! It’s with a heavy heart that we share the news of the death of Jane Little – bass player with the Atlanta Symphony, and the worlds longest serving orchestral musician – has died after collapsing on stage. Read more at...
