She Is Song

She Is Song

Home
Notes
In Search of Luise Adolpha Le…
My Website
My YouTube
Archive
About
Comtessa de Dia, The Early Music Police & Me: Part I
The first in a two-part series about medieval song, the trobairitz Comtessa de Dia (c. 1140-1212), and silencing the lingering ghosts of the early music…
 • 
Noelle McMurtry
1
"A place of rest where we know we will not enter..."
Trois Mélodies, op. 91 by Mel Bonis (1858-1937)
 • 
Noelle McMurtry
2
To Be Loved Less Than a Flower
In composer Margaret Bonds’ setting of poet Edna St. Vincent Millay’s “Hyacinth,” we encounter an unflinching intersectional feminist portrait of the…
 • 
Noelle McMurtry
2
Most Popular
View all
To Be Loved Less Than a Flower
 • Noelle McMurtry
2
"A place of rest where we know we will not enter..."
 • Noelle McMurtry
2
Singing with Myself: Pandemic Virtual Performance & Melissa Dunphy's June
 • Noelle McMurtry
The Woman Within the Portrait: Ria & Mizzi
 • Noelle McMurtry
An Ancient Poet Speaks: Finding the Voice of Sulpicia
 • Noelle McMurtry
The Portrait of Barbara Strozzi: Tales of Gossip, Rumor, and Innuendo
 • Noelle McMurtry
© 2025 Noelle McMurtry
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start WritingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture