The work to level the playing field for women composers means more than encouraging the inclusion of compositions by women on concert programs. Advocating for women can mean helping the wider public to become familiar even with the names of significant figures. Most...
As we mentioned earlier, there was an enthusiastic response to the 2014 Performance Grants in support of hearing more works by women composers. The first concert is already right around the corner! The Fresno Philharmonic will feature Gabriela Lena...
As more orchestras are learning, the key to robust and engaged audiences is not just innovative programming but also the support of new music and young composers. The Minnesota Orchestra has led the way in their efforts with their annual Composer Institute, which had...
There should be no surprise that we at Women’s Philharmonic Advocacy are enthusiastic about supporting innovative ideas for concerts. But though we are among the relatively few voices that acknowledge the absence of works by women and advocate for their...
We were so happy to be able to once again offer Performance Grants to support the works of women composers being performed more widely – and the judges were rather impressed, not only with the number of responses, but the quality of the proposed programs. There...
