Margaret Brouwer is an interesting composer who has played violin in classical orchestras and popular-music groups. She has toured with singers such as Johnny Mathis and...
A disc of music for string quartet inspired by dance looks like fun—but first some background: The British Smith Quartet is now in its third decade,...
Colonel John Bourgeois was for many years commander/conductor of “The President’s Own” United States Marine Corps Band in Washington, D.C., considered by many to be our...
Here is a reassuring sign of cracking barriers: At this point, musicians don’t have to strain to fill up programs by worthy female composers. These are...
Let’s get something obvious out of the way. The composers included in this invigorating collection are among the finest composers working today. Notice that I did...
The Lincoln Trio is touring the United States, Europe, South America, and Asia with the selections played on this compact disc. Of the six women composers...
The first thing to be said about these recordings is that they are not remastered releases of historic Marlboro Music Festival concerts from the 1950s and...
