07.23.19

Julián de la Chica wrote this tribute to Amy Winehouse 8 years ago when he heard about Amy’s tragic death while on a cab drive to his home in Brooklyn. He was in shock. On the radio Amy’s song “You know I’m no good” played.

05.23.17

On September 13, 1970, a young composer named Pauline Oliveros (1932-2016) published in The New York Times an article entitled "And Don't Call Them 'Lady' Composers", Ms. Oliveros addressed an unasked yet (tellingly so) critical question: “Why have there been no ‘great’ women composers?”