WPA News Digest – November 17, 2025

WPA News Digest – November 17, 2025

Here’s some recent news for your Monday! On November 14th, Paniz Far Youssefi became the first woman to conduct the Tehran Symphony Orchestra. It’s a significant achievement in its own right, but even more when one considers how much women’s...
WPA News Digest — November 11, 2025

WPA News Digest — November 11, 2025

Sarah Kirkland Snider’s opera HILDEGARD premiered on November 5th in a production by the Los Angeles Opera, directed by Elkhanah Pulitzer. The production appeared in LA Opera’s Off Grand series that showcases new works. It ran through November 9 at The Wallis in...
LunART Festival 2025-26 Begins! 

LunART Festival 2025-26 Begins! 

Keeley Brooks, advocate for feminist ensembles, sends us this update about this year’s LunART Festival Apply by Dec. 15 to the Composers Hub Program, mentored by Libby Larsen  The LunART Festival kicks off the 2025-26 season on November 16th with their inaugural...
WPA News Digest – November 3, 2025

WPA News Digest – November 3, 2025

Happy Monday! We highlight a few important upcoming performances for you! On November 6–9 pianist Michelle Cann performs Florence Price’s Piano Concerto in One Movement with the New Jersey Symphony, under the direction of Tito Muñoz. Performances will take place...