/tags/women-composers Women Composers en-US Copyright Tue, 12 Nov 2024 19:49:16 GMT /2024-11-12/disembodied-voices-linda-kernohans-concerto-for-theremin-and-chamber-orchestra Long a fixture of sci-fi film soundtracks, the theremin will sail through central Ohio this weekend when the Central Ohio Symphony and thereminist Caroline Scruggs perform the world premiere of the Concerto for Theremin and Chamber Orchestra by Linda Kernohan. Tue, 12 Nov 2024 19:49:16 GMT /2024-11-12/disembodied-voices-linda-kernohans-concerto-for-theremin-and-chamber-orchestra Jennifer Hambrick /2024-10-02/dali-quartet-opens-central-ohio-symphony-season-with-new-latin-american-works For 20 years, The Dalí Quartet has placed music by Latin American composers in the spotlight. This October, the quartet brings the flavor of Latin America to central Ohio for a landmark concert and an array of community events. Wed, 02 Oct 2024 10:03:00 GMT /2024-10-02/dali-quartet-opens-central-ohio-symphony-season-with-new-latin-american-works Jennifer Hambrick /2024-06-07/new-recording-helps-bring-healing-after-gun-violence On July 4, 2022, a shooter opened fire at an Independence Day parade in Highland Park, Ill., killing seven and injuring 48 others. The incident inspired community leader Joanne Bernstein to commission Chicago-based composer Stacy Garrop to write a piece of music that could bring solace to the community. Fri, 07 Jun 2024 09:38:00 GMT /2024-06-07/new-recording-helps-bring-healing-after-gun-violence Jennifer Hambrick /2024-02-23/naming-joy-a-performance-by-the-abeo-quartet The Abeo Quartet is a rising star with a mission to perform the standard string quartet repertoire and works by underrepresented composers, including composers of color and women. Watch as the quartet performs the sublime first movement of Fanny Mendelssohn’s String Quartet in E-flat in ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½â€™s Performance Studio. Fri, 23 Feb 2024 20:29:08 GMT /2024-02-23/naming-joy-a-performance-by-the-abeo-quartet Jennifer Hambrick /2024-02-12/recording-offers-new-and-nuanced-readings-of-black-composers-works A new recording, American Counterpoints, sets two undercelebrated African American composers in counterpoint and brings to light a long-obscured musical masterpiece in its first commercial recording. Mon, 12 Feb 2024 18:06:38 GMT /2024-02-12/recording-offers-new-and-nuanced-readings-of-black-composers-works Jennifer Hambrick /2023-05-15/structural-integrity-anna-thorvaldsdottirs-rigorous-regenerative-music The Icelandic composer talks about the creative forces behind her distinctive music, her presence in the movie Tár and the "dome of energy" that fuels her country's artistic productivity. Mon, 15 May 2023 09:01:08 GMT /2023-05-15/structural-integrity-anna-thorvaldsdottirs-rigorous-regenerative-music Tom Huizenga /2022-12-22/twelfth-night-concert-features-music-by-women-from-the-convents-of-italy Columbus’ resident early music ensemble, The Early Interval, brings the holiday season to a close with a Twelfth Night concert featuring exquisite music composed by women in the convents of 16th- and 17th-century Italy. Thu, 22 Dec 2022 10:22:00 GMT /2022-12-22/twelfth-night-concert-features-music-by-women-from-the-convents-of-italy Jennifer Hambrick /2022-10-17/npr-news/2022-10-17/our-biggest-orchestras-are-finally-playing-more-music-by-women-what-took-so-long As the new concert season gets underway, composers and orchestra administrators say they are feeling a shift in whose music gets heard. Mon, 17 Oct 2022 17:04:58 GMT /2022-10-17/npr-news/2022-10-17/our-biggest-orchestras-are-finally-playing-more-music-by-women-what-took-so-long Tom Huizenga /2022-08-17/npr-news/2022-08-17/a-new-label-revives-forgotten-female-composers-music The new record label La Boîte à Pépites is dedicated to raising the profile of female composers whose works have been neglected. Wed, 17 Aug 2022 09:03:01 GMT /2022-08-17/npr-news/2022-08-17/a-new-label-revives-forgotten-female-composers-music Olivia Hampton /classical-101/2022-05-27/composer-explores-turning-40-in-surprising-new-musical-work It has been said that life begins at 40. Columbus composer Sharon Udoh explores the upheaval of her life as a 40-year-old in a new musical work full of surprising twists and turns. Fri, 27 May 2022 10:32:00 GMT /classical-101/2022-05-27/composer-explores-turning-40-in-surprising-new-musical-work Jennifer Hambrick