Ethel Smyth’s Mass in NYC performance
Ethel Smyth is one of the best-known names of female composers of the late-19th and 20th century. But it often seems like her larger-than-life personality overshadows her actual music. It is true that...
View Articlefrauenkomponiert!
We missed talking about an inspired concert that took place on March 8 – International Women’s Day. Though you can find many concerts listed on the International Women’s Day webpage, it is surprising...
View ArticleClassical Music Moonlighters
The Guardian has a great piece up highlighting “Classical Music Moonlighters“. The list of composers who worked on music after they finished their day jobs includes: Ethel Smyth (who was a composer...
View ArticleWPA President as Orchestral Cellist
“I’d like to play in that,” was my immediate reaction on hearing about the program planned for June 6, 2015, by the Bay Area Rainbow Symphony in San Francisco. I’d been communicating with BARS about...
View Article2015 Summer Festivals
Summer is official upon us – and so, too, is the summer festival season. Here are some highlights of works by women that can be heard this year. The Aspen Music Festival will include works by Nina C....
View ArticleMonday Link Roundup: July 27, 2015
Start your week right by getting caught up on the news: WPA President Liane Curtis was able to attend a performance of Ethel Smyth’s The Wreckers at Bard Summerscape. Read her review here. And, in...
View ArticleFeatured Guest Blogger: Amy Zigler reviews “The Wreckers”
Dr. Amy Zigler is Visiting Assistant Professor of Music at Salem College in Winston-Salem, NC. She specializes in music of the 19th and 20th centuries, with a focus on the cultural study of...
View ArticleMonday Link Round Up: December 28, 2015
News to start your week – and finish out the year! Kyle Gann at Postclassic shared his thoughts on the music of Ethel Smyth – and what he believes to be the best recording of her work (thus far). The...
View ArticleMonday Link Round Up: February 22, 2016
News to start your week! It was announced this week that Kaija Saaraiho will be the first woman since Ethel Smyth to hear her opera performed at the Met – making her the second woman ever. The New...
View ArticleComposers You Should Know: Ethel Smyth
Saturday, April 23 marks the 158th birthday of Dame Ethel Smyth. Known for going against norms (defying her father in receiving a music education, composed operas in Victorian England, fiercely...
View ArticleComing Concerts
Two more great events to look forward toward this weekend from WPA Performance Grant winners!! The Saratoga Orchestra of Whidbey Island, under the direction of Anna Edwards, will perform American...
View ArticleMonday Link Round Up: December 12, 2016
News to start your week! Congratulations to Jennifer Higdon on two Grammy Nominations! The new recording of Higdon’s first opera, Cold Mountain, has been nominated for the Best Opera Recording as...
View ArticleWorks by Women this Weekend
It’s another full weekend of concerts featuring the works of historic and contemporary women composers – from coast to coast! We are proud to have been able to support both of these organizations...
View ArticleElizabeth Wood Inspires Hartford Festival
The 17th annual Women Composers Festival of Hartford invited musicologist Elizabeth Wood to be their Keynote Speaker, and Wood shares her energizing presentation with us here. It was really more of a...
View ArticleHappy Birthday, Dame Ethel Smyth! Celebrating a New Recording
Featured Guest Blogger: Dr. Amy Zigler In celebration of Dame Ethel Smyth’s 159th birthday, we present a detailed review of the first ever recording of Smyth’s opera The Boatswain’s Mate, which was...
View Articlethe 44th Annual SAM Conference (part 1): Three Operas
Our reporter Tim Diovanni continues his report from the Society for American Music 44th Annual Conference. (Read his Introduction here) Operas by Beach, Smyth, and Higdon: Compelling Opportunities for...
View ArticleUPDATE: Smyth’s THE PRISON in radio broadcast, April 27
Listen tonight (April 27) to the Johnstown Symphony’s April 7 performance — 7 pm (Eastern Daylight Time) on WQED Radio (Link here) Published April 5: Ethel Smyth’s THE PRISON to receive North...
View ArticleWorks by Women this Weekend
It’s another full weekend of concerts featuring the works of historic and contemporary women composers – from coast to coast! We are proud to have been able to support both of these organizations...
View ArticleElizabeth Wood Inspires Hartford Festival
The 17th annual Women Composers Festival of Hartford invited musicologist Elizabeth Wood to be their Keynote Speaker, and Wood shares her energizing presentation with us here. It was really more of a...
View ArticleHappy Birthday, Dame Ethel Smyth! Celebrating a New Recording
Featured Guest Blogger: Dr. Amy Zigler In celebration of Dame Ethel Smyth’s 159th birthday, we present a detailed review of the first ever recording of Smyth’s opera The Boatswain’s Mate, which was...
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