Women in Music Blog

Jennifer Higdon's music is transcendent and it is super gratifying as a lover of music and a supporter of women's roles in the music world to watch her succeed and gain even more recognition for her excellent work! http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/arts/philly-grammy-winner-jennifer-higdon-now-wins-100000-nemmers-prize-too-20180412.html

https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/123907-womens-conducting-masterclass-marin-alsop-2018

A recording of her Viola Concerto and Oboe Concerto won in the Best Classical Compendium category!  Another notable woman in music who won a Grammy award was Barbara Hannigan, a soprano who won for her album entitle "Crazy Girl Crazy" in the Best Classical Solo Vocal Album category.  Women musicians were also represented in the results of the Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance catagory, Conductor Patricia Kopatchinskaja conducted the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and they won with their album entitled Death & The Maiden .  Just in case you didn't catch the classical results at the awards ceremony, here is a great link that seperates out all of the awards given for classical music at the 2018 Grammy awards: https://www.wqxr.org/story/get-know-2018-grammy-awards-classical-nominees/?sf83548243=1

I doubt I'm the only person in the world who laments the death of the fantastic female author, Ursula K Le Guin.  One interesting fact I learned just recently is that she participated in writing an opera!  That intrigued me and even though the composer of the work is not female, I thought we should also recognize that some women in music are librettists!  So here's a link to the article where I learned about one of my literary heroes entering into the world of music by being an opera librettist: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/ursula-le-guin-forgotten-space-opera-david-bedford

Today we celebrate the talents and contributions of Marin Alsop!!    https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/jan/29/exclusive-marin-alsop-appointed-first-female-artistic-director-of-orf-orchestra

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/musical-genius-how-a-violinist-cuts-up-the-career-template/2018/01/18/46c41b56-faea-11e7-8f66-2df0b94bb98a_story.html?utm_term=.0c4c77ebeafa