by Liane Curtis | Apr 27, 2025
By Liane Curtis Music lovers might know the rich body of work – especially her symphonies and chamber music – by Swedish composer Elfrida Andrée (1841-1929). A premiere of an unknown but important work of hers will take place tomorrow at Whitman College in eastern...
by Liane Curtis | Apr 18, 2025
It is no secret that we love Amy Beach’s music. After all we sponsor this Amy Beach website and have been diligently working to make sure that all of her music is available in published form. And for a composer who was also a virtuoso pianist, writing a piano...
by Liane Curtis | Apr 3, 2025
Big Happenings with Amy Beach’s music!! The Munich Symphony (Münchner Symphoniker), led by Joseph Bastian, has released a new all-Amy Beach recording, featuring her monumental Symphony op. 32 “Gaelic” and also three world premiere recordings: her concert arias...
by Liane Curtis | Apr 3, 2025
The next deadline for our Grant program is Monday, April 7, 2025! Learn more and apply here! We have deadlines every other month. While the focus of the grants is still promoting historic women composers, we now can consider more flexible possibilities, including...
by Liane Curtis | Feb 21, 2025
In the USA and Canada, February is Black History Month — We at WPA are firmly of the opinion that Black composers should be celebrated throughout the year, but we’ll never turn down an opportunity to highlight the tremendous history and future of Black...
