Monday Link Round Up: July 11, 2016

by sarah | Jul 11, 2016

News to start your week! We shared information last week about the upcoming concert by The Dream Unfinished and the amazing work being done by this activist orchestra.  The ensemble has also received some well-deserved press from The New York Times.   A new opera...

The Dream Unfinished in NYC

by sarah | Jul 8, 2016

The message and importance of the #BlackLivesMatter movement becomes increasingly more relevant with each new day, and each new and horrific tragedy – like the police shootings of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge and Philando Castile in Minneapolis that occurred in...

Featured Guest Blog: Johanna Kinkel Research in the Twenty-First Century

by Liane Curtis | Jul 6, 2016

Featured Guest Blogger Anja Bunzel  —  On the Occasion of Johanna Kinkel’s Birthday, July 8 In May we featured a blog post  by Anja Bunzel, and we promised another post by her, about her dissertation subject Johanna Kinkel.  Below, in honor of Kinkel’s birthday,...

Tuesday Link Round Up: July 5, 2016

by sarah | Jul 5, 2016

Here’s hoping everyone had a meaningful and safe holiday!  And now some news to start your week! Coming from roots in The Women’s Philharmonic, it’s thrilling to hear about the founding of a new all-woman orchestra.  The Allegra Chamber Orchestra is...

July Calendar Now Live!

by sarah | Jul 4, 2016

Don’t miss out on getting your July WPA Calendar! Notable birthdays for July include Ruth Crawford Seeger, Maria Anna (“Nannerl”) Mozart, Elizabeth Lutyens – and more!  Download your free copy now an never miss an opportunity to celebrate and...