by Liane Curtis | Mar 7, 2024
We are thrilled that many concerts are taking place to celebrate Women’s History Month – As our friend conductor Wilbur Lin says, “Elevating women artists should not be limited to a single month, but #WomenHistoryMonth is always a good time to review how we are...
by Liane Curtis | Feb 5, 2024
Women’s Philharmonic Advocacy is happy to announce the five winners of our 2023 Performance Grants: Professional Ensembles Boston Landmarks Orchestra Worthington Chamber Orchestra (Ohio) Community Ensembles Seattle Philharmonic Horizon Ensemble (Boston MA) Youth...
by Liane Curtis | Dec 29, 2023
“I’ve never changed the world before, I’m not really sure how long it takes.” Marge Simpson We at Women’s Philharmonic Advocacy have been working to change the world of orchestral music for a long time. We are in it for the long run. We know...
by Liane Curtis | Dec 1, 2023
An important new book is being released today! Expanding the Music Theory Canon: Inclusive Examples for Analysis from the Common Practice Period by Dr Paula Maust is a print volume drawn from her Website of the same name. Providing selections by women and BIPOC...
by Liane Curtis | Nov 20, 2023
We originally published this post on Feb 26, 2021 and are now reposting, since it is so important to our work! Guest author Mary Purpura completed an MA Thesis about The Women’s Philharmonic in 2016. Her research provided an important history of our founding...
