TBT: A conversation with JoAnn Falletta, 1991

TBT: A conversation with JoAnn Falletta, 1991

We are so excited to share this archived broadcast (from KPFK’s Pacifica Radio, 1991, 2 hours in length) that features an interview with Maestro JoAnn Falletta from 1991.  The Women’s Philharmonic (still known as The Bay Area Women’s Philharmonic)...
On her birthday, thoughts about Ethel Smyth

On her birthday, thoughts about Ethel Smyth

By Robyn Bramhall — Our author is a WPA Board Member and Secretary who has been involved with WPA since our inception, and who also worked with The Women’s Philharmonic for almost the entirety of its influential and important lifespan, including serving as...
Quinn Mason on Vítězslava Kaprálová

Quinn Mason on Vítězslava Kaprálová

Once again, we are happy to welcome Quinn Mason (fresh from his Seattle conducting debut) as Guest Blogger!  He offers his insights on Vítězslava Kaprálová, in particular two of her orchestral works, Rustic Suite (1938) and Military Sinfonietta (1936-1937). Vítězslava...