Composer of the Month: Chiquinha Gonzaga

Composer of the Month: Chiquinha Gonzaga

Editor’s Note:   While our focus at WPA is on women in classical music, we know the boundaries of the term “classical” have always been flexible and porous, from the earliest music of the Western church appropriating popular melodies, to Lizzo...
Elizabeth recommends: Essential Orchestral Music by Women

Elizabeth recommends: Essential Orchestral Music by Women

By Elizabeth de Brito In this brand-new series, we will be introducing some of the essential orchestral music by women. We offer starting points for those unfamiliar with the vast body of work by women. This is not an exhaustive list, there are many more brilliant...
Composer of the Month: Young-ja Lee (1931- )

Composer of the Month: Young-ja Lee (1931- )

By Elizabeth de Brito Young-ja Lee’s impact upon Korean classical music is enormous, with a life full of firsts: the first female composer of Western classical music in Korea; the first female composer to study abroad; one of the first (if not the first) female...
Happy Birthday, Amy Beach!

Happy Birthday, Amy Beach!

She was born Amy Marcy Cheney on this day in Henniker, NH.  In celebration we are giving away copies of our critical edition of Mvt. II — Alla siciliana — from her Symphony op. 32, “Gaelic” — please fill out this form to receive your PDF...