ARTEK Gwendolyn Toth I came to New York City in the early 1980s after studying harpsichord and organ with Ton Koopman in Amsterdam, fresh from the vibrant European early music…
Month: March 2015
Jennifer Pascual at St. Patrick’s by Jennifer Pascual When I first moved to New York City in 1993, one of the first places I went to visit was St. Patrick’s…
The 2014 WNY Women in the Arts Festival The 2014 WNY (Western New York) Women in the Arts Festival was a resounding success! This fourth biennial festival included concerts, art…
From Outside the Window By Louise Mundinger This year we celebrate Libby Larsen as our 2014 Distinguished Composer. As we in the Boston New Music Committee were making our long…
Betty Olivero By Louise Mundinger “It used to be that at 4 AM you could stand on the hills around Jerusalem and hear church bells, Jews at the Wailing Wall…
A Perfect Match: Medicine and Music From ancient times, people understood the powerful connection between science and music. In the medieval university, mathematics and astronomy were studied along with music…
Oatlands Sketches In 1985, while I was living in the Washington, D.C., area and teaching at the University of Virginia, celebrated organist and composer Emma Lou Diemer approached me about…
Immaculate Conception Parish of Malden, MA By Rosalind Mohnsen When I accepted the job at Immaculate Conception Parish of Malden/Medford, MA in 1983, little did I expect to still be…
Composer Rachel Laurin I identify myself in life as an organist and composer. Since 2006, I have been “House Composer” at Wayne Leupold Editions. Being part of “Leupold’s Family”…