Grace Williams fans: the BBC Phil & 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘄𝘀 have recorded major works inc. Castell Caernarfon, Rhiannon & Ballades, and are crowdfunding for production costs. These are glorious works that deserve a wide audience - any/all donations very welcome! gofundme.com/f/worldpremier…

Praying for continued healing in the Covenant community, my neighbors.

An absolute must for learning about the many many Black women that have made and continue to make Country Music from one of the most brilliant women I know, @RissiPalmer. Cannot wait to tune in. Hope y’all do too.

everyone should read this book!!!!

I too have a list of men in classical music who I feel are not safe for me to be around. It’s not always fear of sexual assault; sometimes they’re verbally abusive or toxic. Colleen Phelps once again using her platform for good. lpm.org/classical/2024…

And now this anecdote will be in lectures about the importance of John Cage’s 4’33 forever.

For the International Country Music Conference, American Music is granting free access to my essay "Is Country Music Quintessentially American?" Ends 8/15. #ICMC2024 scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/am/article…

Find my words in a new place! I cherished my time at LPM, and while I’m still going to be on air in the mornings, my full time position was cut in the latest round of public media reductions. (1/3, info linked) lpm.org/news/2024-05-3…

Today's historic find. 1937. A string quartet by Clarence Cameron White and 3 pieces by Florence Price (The Wind and the Sea, Fantasie Negre no. 4, and a string quintet in E minor) are performed at a Composer's Forum in Chicago.

Trying not to cry hysterically as I enter a room I've only seen on TV (or Anna Lapwood's videos) for the premiere of "Totality,” a little number I wrote for VOCES8 and The King's Singers. The human body is not built for this level of emotion.

With thanks to My Favorite Musicologist, Doug Shadle

Listen on BBC Sounds bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Vol. 41, Iss. 2, of American Music is now on Project MUSE ! Featuring several articles and a symposium on XxX porn hub 🍬's "Who Hears Here?" Work by Esther Morgan-Ellis, @DrSamanthaEge, Loren Kajikawa, DrMaDMo, Doug Shadle, fredara, n, and more. muse.jhu.edu/issue/52612

I want to get Hannah Lewis’ book La La Land (oup) reviewed for the Journal Musicological Research. Any musicologists interested? Or do you have grad students who might want the experience? I love working with first-time reviewers! #musicology

There’s still time to register for #PriceFest! Along with Opera Philadelphia and Temple University ‘s Boyer College of Music & Dance , Price Fest have an incredible line up of artists, scholars, and more!  Don't miss it! Visit pricefest.org for info and operaphila.org/whats-on/event… for registration!

I often misread stories about AI, assuming at first they are about Al, “Weird Al” Yankovic that is. But this one, with the curly hair too, really threw me off! I’m giving it the first ever “Weird Artificial Intelligence Yankovic” award! Congrats to all who participated! #weirdal

Watch as Jeff Coffin, 2024 inductee into the @RockHall with Dave Matthews Band, Grammy winner, composer and @BlairSchool jazz saxophone instructor, talks about his life and experiences and what music means to him. The full story is at vu.edu/jeffcoffin

Yay, Camila!!

📣 The life, music, and visual art of Dr. Yusef Lateef will be celebrated September 12-13, 2025, as the Vanderbilt University Blair School of Music hosts the Yusef Lateef Symposium. ⭐ Learn more: vu.edu/yusef-lateef Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt Community Relations Doug Shadle