Activism through Music

by sarah | Sep 15, 2016

We’ve all heard that Music hath charms to soothe a savage breast (William Congreve) but music also has the power to incite action and raise awareness of critical issues in our society. Earlier this year we discussed The Dream Unfinished’s work, and the...

Monday Link Round Up: September 12, 2016

by sarah | Sep 12, 2016

News to start your week! The Library of Congress blog, In the Muse, has a guest post by Kate Doyle, a doctoral candidate specializing in experimental composition and sound for performance art at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.  Doyle focused this...

Followup on our 2016-17 Repertoire Report

by Liane Curtis | Sep 8, 2016

 We’ve had pushback on some of the information in our blog post on the 2016-2017 orchestral repertoire of the top 21 U.S. orchestras.  A statement by musicologist and writer Steve Ledbetter (on his Facebook page), that these 14 orchestras “have totally turned...

Monday Link Round Up: September 5, 2016

by sarah | Sep 5, 2016

Happy Labor Day!  Here is some news to enjoy over the holiday, and to start your week! I just found out about the Billie Burke Ziegfeld Award.  The prize awards a grant of $10,000 and a year of professional mentorship to an emerging female composer or...

September Calendar Now LIVE!

by sarah | Sep 1, 2016

September is a great month with concert seasons kicking off, cool, crisp weather on the horizon – and some impressive composer birthdays to celebrate! The September WPA calendar is now LIVE and ready to be downloaded.  Get your copy today and never miss and...