Where Are The Women?                                          They’ve Been Here All Along

Where Are The Women? They’ve Been Here All Along

This article is in partnership with the Boulanger Initiative. Boulanger Initiative advocates for women and all gender-marginalized composers. “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...
Paving the Way for the Next Generation

Paving the Way for the Next Generation

Today the music world celebrates the 91st birthday year of legendary mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne (b. January 16, 1934, in Bradford, PA), and it seems appropriate for Vocal Arts DC to add a personal tribute in tandem with our annual Gerald Perman Emerging Artist Debut...
Commissioning New Works

Commissioning New Works

We are excited that mezzo-soprano Daniela Mack has selected the fabulously gifted American composer Rene Orth as her collaborator on the newly commissioned work that will stand proudly as part of Daniela’s recital with Keun-A Lee on April 18. Rene Orth’s most recent...
Tribute to Renée Fleming Part 2

Tribute to Renée Fleming Part 2

Gerald Perman, our beloved Founder, subscribed to the theory that Washington audiences had short memories; if a singer therefore presented a notably successful debut recital here, his oft-repeated mantra was, “We have to bring them back right away,” ideally intended...