Helen Hagan

by Gaston | Mar 12, 2026

Helen Hagan. Helen Eugenia Hagan (1891-1964) was an American pianist, music educator and composer of African descent. Helen Eugenia Hagan was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, the daughter of John A. and Mary Estella Neal Hagan. She studied piano with her mother and...

NEWS: We Publish Helen Hagan’s Piano Concerto!

by Liane Curtis | Feb 20, 2026

We’ve been remiss in celebrating Black History Month, but now we are ready to CELEBRATE!!! One of our big projects of 2025 was working with the Estate of Helen Hagan so that we could publish her 1912 Concerto in C minor!  And this year we have the joyful project of...

On the rediscovery of Helen Hagan

by Liane Curtis | Oct 21, 2022

We are thrilled by this excellent article in the Washington Post about tonights revival (premiere of the new orchestration) of Helen Hagan’s Piano Concerto.  The concert will livestream here on the website of the Yale School of Music https://music.yale.edu/live...

WPA News Digest — May 11, 2026

by Liane Curtis | May 11, 2026

By Kathleen McGowan On May 15th, St. Paul’s Sinfonia (dir. John Andrews) performs “British Landscapes” at the historic St. Alfege Church, Greenwich, London. The program features  Penillion (a symphonic poem) by Grace Williams and the Piano Concerto...

Two more upcoming concerts! (one STREAMS tomorrow!)

by Liane Curtis | May 6, 2026

Two more exciting concerts you don’t want to miss!  A rare performance of Helen Hagan’s recently rediscovered — and just published by us, WPA —  Concerto in C minor, takes place and STREAMS tomorrow, Thursday May 7, at 7:30 PM (Eastern Time)....