Feminist in the Concert Hall
WPA News Digest – April 13, 2026
By Kathleen McGowan There's lots to listen to by women in the concert hall this week! Announced on April 7th, Anna Handler will be the Los Angeles Philharmonic's conductor-in residence. She will begin her three-year term with the orchestra in the 2026/27 season...
WPA News Digest – April 6, 2026
By Kathleen McGowan Happy Monday! We offer a range of interesting news to get your week started! YourClassical’s Performance Today has selected Gabriela Ortiz as its 2026 Classical Woman of the Year. Ortiz is a Mexican composer and music educator whose work has been...
WPA News Digest – March 30, 2026
March is ending! And with the end or Women's History Month, we unfortunately find fewer orchestras including works by women. The point of Women’s History Month is to celebrate the contributions of women, which in the past were so often excluded, and to understand the...
WPA News Round-up – March 23, 2026
Lots of ensembles are getting in their celebratory Women's History Month concerts this week! Performances have been a mix of classic names and pieces (Florence Price, Amy Beach) as well as the new and and some less familiar historic works. On March 22, the Community...
WPA News Digest – March 16, 2026
There's a lot going on! On March 12th, Amy Beach's Gaelic Symphony returned to the Philadelphia Orchestra's repertoire. The orchestra last performed Beach’s Symphony in E minor, “Gaelic” in January 1919—the year before the passage of the 19th amendment. The...
WPA News Digest – March 9, 2026
Happy Women's History Month! And we hope you celebrated International Women's Day! So much is going on! On March 12th Palazzetto Bru Zane will begin a series of concerts that give three women composers a chance to shine: Louise Farrenc, Augusta Holmès and Clémence de...