Janae JeanJul 2, 20234 min readWomen in the Arts – Fanny Mendelssohn: A Prodigious TalentMeet the F. Mendelssohn While not as well-known as her younger brother, Felix Mendelssohn (Feb. 3, 1809 - Nov. 4, 1847), 19th century...
Janae JeanAug 8, 20216 min readMusical Innovations – The Subtlety of Sound, Lucia Dlugoszewski, ComposerLucia Dlugoszewski was an American Musical Innovator and Inventor, Composer, Poet, Choreographer, and Performer.
Janae JeanAug 6, 20216 min readWomen in Music – Barbara Strozzi, Baroque SongstressBarbara Strozzi was the most prolific composer of secular songs of her time.
Janae JeanJun 16, 20217 min readHilma af Klint – Swedish Painter and MysticThe First Modern Western Abstract Artist The first Western Abstract artist may not be who many of us think it is. When art lovers talk...
Janae JeanMay 6, 202112 min readWomen in Music – Ruth Crawford SeegerRuth Crawford Seeger: Modernist Composer, Music Educator, Ethnomusicologist, and Mother Before we get into our Mother's Day themed post,...
Janae JeanMar 22, 20219 min readCelebrating Women in the ArtsFive Contemporary "Great Women" in the Arts Arts history, especially in the West, has often been regarded as favoring male artists and...
Janae JeanMay 11, 20203 min readWomen in Music – Hildegard von BingenThis week, we celebrate mothers of all kinds on Mother's Day. This year Mother's Day happened to fall on May 10, which is also the date...