Happy Birthday, Amy Beach!

“Mrs. H.H.A. Beach” is 150!

She is vastly underrated, but she is one of my favorite composers. And it’s not easy to come up with a “favorite composer,” when they are so many worthy ones! But Beach is unique: she was American, she was a woman in a male-dominated field, and she composed many different and timeless works of music. As a singer, I, of course, have a preference for her vocal works. To me, they are lush, romantic (but not too schmalzy), and fun to sing. A few years ago, I recorded 10 of her voice and piano pieces. I included a few Arthur Foote pieces on the recording, as they were contemporaries and knew each other.

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Please enjoy this wonderful article the New York Times recently published in honor of Ms. Beach. I sincerely hope her music continues to stand the test of time.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/01/arts/music/amy-beach-women-american-composer.html

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