“At sentencing hearing. Waiting for his case to be called… I’ll send you the link in case you want to log on, but no pressure.” – text message from attorney Jane Patterson of the Initiative for Youth Justice in Washington, D.C., June 13, 8:45 am.

By our modest standards, the concert mezzo-soprano Susan Graham and composer/pianist Jake Heggie presented to inaugurate our 25th Anniversary was A Very Big Deal.

“I don’t care who wrote it, I just want to hear good music!” is an all too common response I hear from the public when telling them about the work I do supporting women composers.