Recognizing a high degree of achievement in and a commitment to vocal arts, the Handel and Haydn Society announced the recipients of the 2021 Youth Choruses Scholarship Awards. Presented annually by the H+H Education Committee, three musicians who are members or alumni of the Youth Choruses were awarded scholarships between $1,000 and $3,000.
Orchid Classics today released DIALOGO, the debut album of cellist John-Henry Crawford, First Prize Winner of the IX International Carlos Prieto Cello Competition and the Classical Recording Foundation’s 2019 Young Artist of the Year.
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Composer Julius Eastman | Photo by Donald Burkhardt
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Open Ears: So many people who made invaluable contributions to classical music were underappreciated in their time, or have been nearly lost to history. That’s why KUSC is starting Open Ears, a series of stories about composers, musicians, and conductors who deserve more recognition. You can learn more and explore other articles here.
Nearly 30 years after his death, music by composer Julius Eastman began popping up on programs around Los Angeles his work, reflecting his conflicted experience as a gay Black American, finding new relevance among audiences.
Marjorie Chauvel
Marjorie Chauvel, 98 at rest in Los Altos, April 25, 2021
Marjorie Ann Chauvel was born in Santa Barbara on October 30, 1922 to Allen and Mary Isabel Gibson.
She took up music and the harp at any early age. Playing the harp and teaching music became the love of her life. As a harp prodigy, Marjorie moved to New York at age sixteen to study under Carlos Salzedo, a French harpist, composer and conductor that made the harp into a virtuoso instrument. Marjorie then attended the Curtis Institute of Music, a private conservatory in Philadelphia. After Curtis, she moved back to New York where she performed at times with the New York Symphony and at Carnegie Hall.