The Music of the Remarkable Mrs. Sirmen

The Music of the Remarkable Mrs. Sirmen

We apologise for taking so long to get back to Part II of our post about composer and violinist Maddalena Laura Lombardini Sirmen (1745-1818).  Part I, about her life, is found here.  Our guest author is the London-based musician Martin Ash, whose website is...
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...