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Posted by: David Plylar
Recently I was looking at a Fanny Mendelssohn manuscript held at the Library of Congress, and was struck by the dating of the work. At first I did not realize the significance of the dates that were on the manuscript, but the itch of a memory was waiting to be scratched, so I explored further. …
Posted in: Composers, Musicians, Special Collections, Women in Music
Posted by: David Plylar
Guest post by Loras John Schissel, Music Division Gunther Schuller died on Sunday and the world feels lighter. Through example and through tough love he made us: listen more carefully listen and judge more democratically not accept second-rate or second-best celebrate our American “musics” I can imagine Gunther Schuller being greeted by a long line …
Posted in: Composers, Guest bloggers, In Memoriam
Posted by: David Plylar
I woke up on Friday morning with Frühlingstimmen on my mind, either because subconsciously I was aware that it was supposed to be the first day of Spring, or perhaps I have larger concerns given that I am hearing voices of Spring in my head. In any case, I was puzzled to see that it …
Posted in: Composers, Concerts and Events, Dance, Special Collections