Mar 13 Blog Women’s History Month – Clara Schumann Clara Josephine Wieck was born in Leipzig on 13 September 1819. Her father taught her music theory and performance in a rigorous schedule at an early age. She performed publicly as a young girl and met another young musician, Robert Schumann, when she performed at a home at the age of eight. Schumann moved into […] By Alan Brandt Mar 13 Blog Women’s History Month – Clara Schumann By Alan Brandt
Mar 05 Blog Women’s History Month – Jennifer Higdon March is Women’s History month. WUOL will take this opportunity to present a blog series on women composers, beginning with Jennifer Higdon. Jennifer Higdon is one of the most-performed American composers in concert halls today – male or female. In the 2008-09 season, Ms. Higdon had 49 performances of her large-scale orchestral works, putting just […] By Alan Brandt Mar 05 Blog Women’s History Month – Jennifer Higdon By Alan Brandt