News to start your week! NewMusicBox has an interview with American composer George Walker, who is still composing at 95. Learn more about his life and compositions on the NewMusicBox website, and through the video below: Also this week on NewMusicBox, Shi-An...
Now that Labor Day, and the end of summer, has passed we are looking forward to the start of the 2017-18 concert season – and taking a critical look at what we can expect in the coming programming. We at WPA have been looking at the repertoire of major ensembles...
News to start your week – or to enjoy on Labor Day! The New York Times profiles the life and work of Amy Beach in honor of her 150th birthday, coming on September 5. William Robbin interviewed WPA President Liane Curtis for the piece. Don’t miss...
News to start your week! WQXR had a blog post this week highlighting historical figures who also wrote music. Included in their list is Catherine the Great – though she was a librettist, not a composer. What a shame to not include at least a few other female...
This week we remember the life and music of American composer and educator Undine Smith Moore (1904-1989). Born in Jarratt, Virginia the granddaughter of slaves, she began to study piano at age seven. After attending Fisk University she attended Juilliard on...
