An Artist Profile: Julia Wolfe

An Artist Profile: Julia Wolfe

Allan Kozinn, of the New York Times, recently offered a brief artist profile of American composer Julia Wolfe. You can read the full piece here. As Kozinn conveys in his piece, Wolfe is an incredibly an incredibly active composer, involved not only with multiple...
NY Philharmonic’s Archives Now Available Online

NY Philharmonic’s Archives Now Available Online

In what I’m sure was, and continues to be, a massive undertaking, the New York Philharmonic is digitizing their archives to make available online to anyone interested. The benefit to researchers, amateur and professional alike, is truly fantastic! The project, which...
Repertoire Reports for 2008-09

Repertoire Reports for 2008-09

Each year the League of American Orchestras compiles repertoire information from member orchestras from across the country.  These ensembles, which range from some of the most outstanding orchestras in the world to regional and youth orchestras, provide this...

New Website!

Happy New Year from Women’s Philharmonic Advocacy! We are starting off 2011 with a new website – so bear with us as we reorganize and reformat.  We are working to get all of the information back as fast as possible as we also continue to move forward with...
Barbie at the Symphony

Barbie at the Symphony

Some say that Mattel’s much loved and much hated doll will help save the symphony orchestra. By some I mean Arnie Roth: conductor, violinist, and award winning composer for no less than ten straight-to-DVD movies featuring Barbie in classic stories or ballets which...