WPA News Digest – February 17, 2025

WPA News Digest – February 17, 2025

Let’s get your week going with some news! On February 14, the American Composers Orchestra (ACO) and the American Composers Forum (ACF) announced the inaugural recipient of their new Sorel Fellowship, in honor of pianist, educator, and philanthropist Claudette...
WPA News Digest – February 10, 2025

WPA News Digest – February 10, 2025

News to start your week! Marin Alsop and Dalia Stasevska will both make their conducting debuts with the Berlin Philharmonic. Alsop will lead the orchestra from February 20–22, and Stasevska from February 27 – March 1. Alsop’s program will feature four composers...
WPA News Digest – February 3, 2025

WPA News Digest – February 3, 2025

Let’s get your week off to an exciting start with our news! As previously reported in Feminist in the Concert Hall, the National Symphony Orchestra will host the all-female Lorelei Ensemble in performances of Julia Wolfe’s Her Story— a large-scale choral...
WPA News Digest – January 27, 2025

WPA News Digest – January 27, 2025

  While our focus at Women’s Philharmonic Advocacy is on the work of women composers and musicians, we also recognize the importance of recognizing other marginalized groups including BIPOC composers.  Thus we are highlighting today the world premiere of...
WPA News Digest – January 20, 2025

WPA News Digest – January 20, 2025

Let’s get your week of to a great start! On January 22, 2025 at 6:30 PM EST Dr. Caiti Beth McKinney will present “Beyond the Box, Into the Barlines: A Guided Tour of Orchestral Women Composers” in partnership with the Boulanger Initiative. This...