Feminist in the Concert Hall
WPA News Digest – July 6, 2026
By Kathleen McGowan There are so many exciting women to listen to this week! On July 12, composer Beth Denisch's All of Us premieres in Cologne, Germany, by the Rainbow Symphony Cologne. Her commission has been supported by five LGBTQ+ orchestras: the Minnesota...
WPA News Digest – June 29, 2026
By Kathleen McGowan There are plenty of women to listen to this week! Through July 1, Dear Lara streams in Canada with Pay What you Can pricing. The schedule is available here. Lara St. John's documentary is a necessary and unflinching critique of the sexism and...
WPA News Digest – June 22, 2026
By Kathleen McGowan Welcome to another week of listening to women in music! There is lots to hear this week. Announced June 15th, the London Philharmonic Orchestra will extend their partnership with their Principal Guest Conductor Karina Canellakis for an additional...
Celebrating Juneteenth 2026!
Juneteenth celebrations are many and varied, and are even on different days, not just June 19th. Here are a few concerts including classical music: June 18 -- Minneapolis Philharmonic celebrates with a concert featuring Nkeiru Okoye’s stirring "Voices Shouting Out" ...
WPA News Digest – June 15, 2026
By Kathleen McGowan Here are a few things going on mid-June! On Wednesday June 17, the National Orchestral Institute Philharmonic will perform a program that includes Gabriela Ortiz's Antrópolis, led by Marin Alsop (Carnegie Hall Perspectives Artist). This performance...
WPA News Digest – June 8, 2026
By Kathleen McGowan We hope your June is going well! Here's some news to get your week going!! Beginning June 10, the Welsh National Opera orchestra will perform Sarah Frances Jenkins's The Coming of Night as part of its Summer Soiree program. The Soiree runs from...