by Kathleen McGowan | Dec 30, 2024
It looks like it’s contemporary music and chamber music season as 2024 comes to a close and we begin 2025! With many orchestras between Christmas concerts, productions of The Nutcracker, and their upcoming 2025 programs, some smaller ensembles are getting a...
by Kathleen McGowan | Dec 23, 2024
Happy Holidays, dear WPA readers! There’s plenty of holiday cheer for women in music as 2024 comes to a close! Conductor Stephanie Childress will ring in the New Year on December 31 with the St Louis Symphony Orchestra. This concert will be her second return...
by Kathleen McGowan | Dec 16, 2024
It’s an exciting time for women in classical music! Here’s this week’s update! Jessica Joy Harned has recently released her theatrical orchestra experience Classical Queens: Our Time, deriving from Harned’s original research...
by Kathleen McGowan | Dec 9, 2024
There’s lots to celebrate as we prepare for the winter holidays! Videmus Inc., via a new arrangement with Boosey & Hawkes, is publishing editions of composer Julia Perry’s previously-unpublished music. The Estate of Julia A. Perry (which had to be...
by Kathleen McGowan | Dec 2, 2024
There’s lots to be excited about for women in music as we kick off December! (Including a few gift ideas.) On Wednesday November 27, the Raices Negras Trio performed at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C. The group featured three...