Feminist in the Concert Hall
WPA News Digest – February 24, 2025
International Women's Day is coming up on March 8, 2025! In the news this week we note some ensembles that are marking the occasion, both on the 8th and and in the early weeks of Women's History Month. On March 2, 2025 at 3pm EST, pianist Katelyn Bouska will present...
Thoughts on Black History Month
In the USA and Canada, February is Black History Month -- We at WPA are firmly of the opinion that Black composers should be celebrated throughout the year, but we’ll never turn down an opportunity to highlight the tremendous history and future of Black composers. So...
WPA News Digest – February 17, 2025
Let's get your week going with some news! On February 14, the American Composers Orchestra (ACO) and the American Composers Forum (ACF) announced the inaugural recipient of their new Sorel Fellowship, in honor of pianist, educator, and philanthropist Claudette Sorel....
WPA News Digest – February 10, 2025
News to start your week! Marin Alsop and Dalia Stasevska will both make their conducting debuts with the Berlin Philharmonic. Alsop will lead the orchestra from February 20–22, and Stasevska from February 27 – March 1. Alsop's program will feature four composers from...
Grant Deadline Friday, Feb. 7, 2025
The next deadline for our revised Grant program is Friday, Feb. 7, 2025! Hey, that's tomorrow! Learn more and apply here! With this new program, we now have deadlines every other month. While the focus of the grants is still promoting historic women composers, we...
WPA News Digest – February 3, 2025
Let's get your week off to an exciting start with our news! As previously reported in Feminist in the Concert Hall, the National Symphony Orchestra will host the all-female Lorelei Ensemble in performances of Julia Wolfe's Her Story— a large-scale choral work with...