November and December are always busy months for concerts! Here’s a run-down of just some of what our composers have been up to. The Boston-based chamber music group Radius Ensemble performed a concert with works by E. C. Schirmer composers Elena Ruehr and Libby Larsen. Both works were programmatic in nature, with Ruehr’s Lucy titledContinue reading “Fall & Winter 2017 Performances”
Category Archives: Libby Larsen
“Human beings are hard-wired for narrative…” Celebrating National Opera Week with Libby Larsen
In honor of National Opera Week (Oct. 27 – Nov. 5), E. C. Schirmer explores the creative process behind writing and producing new opera. Join us as we commemorate the creativity, diligence, and hard work of the composers, librettists, and producers who bring those operas to life. Grammy award-winning composer Libby Larsen (b. 24 December 1950,Continue reading ““Human beings are hard-wired for narrative…” Celebrating National Opera Week with Libby Larsen”
Northwest Art Song features music of Juliana Hall & Libby Larsen
Northwest Art Song partnered with The Ensemble of Oregon to share a concert series titled “Nevertheless, She Persisted: Voices of Women in Music & Verse.” In addition to music by Juliana Hall (Music like a Curve of Gold) and Libby Larsen, the concert features music by Abbie Betinis, Stacy Garrop, and Kati Agócs. Northwest Art Song was foundedContinue reading “Northwest Art Song features music of Juliana Hall & Libby Larsen”
Simon Carrington conducts music by Ferko, Gregorio, & Larsen
The Norfolk Chamber Music Festival (Norfolk, CT) is one of North America’s oldest active summer music festivals. On August 19, the Norfolk festival featured a Choral Festival, directed by Simon Carrington. This remarkable program complete with a first-rate choir and chamber orchestra has always been a highlight of the Norfolk summer. The concert featured threeContinue reading “Simon Carrington conducts music by Ferko, Gregorio, & Larsen”
UI Press | Denise Von Glahn | Libby Larsen: Composing an American Life
The fullness of a life lived allegro. Denise Von Glahn, Curtis Mayes Orpheus Professor of Musicology at Florida State University, is the author of Libby Larsen‘s biography, Libby Larsen: Composing an American Life. Von Glahn is also the director for the Center for Music of the Americas and wrote three award-winning books prior to this publication. The bookContinue reading “UI Press | Denise Von Glahn | Libby Larsen: Composing an American Life”
Washington Post: Libby Larsen & Elena Ruehr top composers in classical music
Anne Midgette is Chief Classical Music Critic for The Washington Post. Her article, “The top 35 female composers in classical music,” was written in response to National Public Radio’s July 2017 article “The 150 Greatest Albums Made By Women.” The NPR article “was inspiring,” Midgette writes,”but where were the composers? In the wake of much discussionContinue reading “Washington Post: Libby Larsen & Elena Ruehr top composers in classical music”
Song Source Festival – Libby Larsen & David Evan Thomas premieres
“Headwaters are where things begin.” Song Source Festival is launching its fourth season by giving life to new works from Minnesota composers, including world premieres of music by Libby Larsen and David Evan Thomas. The concert takes place August 7, 2017. Libby Larsen‘s Pharoah Songs is scored for baritone and piano and performed by Alan DunbarContinue reading “Song Source Festival – Libby Larsen & David Evan Thomas premieres”
Frankenstein by Libby Larsen — West Edge Opera
West Edge Opera, formerly Berkeley Opera, is a leading Bay Area opera company. As part of their 2017 – 2018 season, they will be staging Libby Larsen’s Frankenstein. New archetypes aren’t minted very often, but Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is certainly among them. Two hundred years after the publication of the novel, West Edge presents Libby Larsen’sContinue reading “Frankenstein by Libby Larsen — West Edge Opera”
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