Feminist in the Concert Hall
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...
Introducing Juliette Folville (1870-1946)
Today we have a distinguished Guest Blogger, Dr. Fauve Bougard, a Belgian musicologist currently based in Toronto. Her recent dissertation focused on the education of women at the Conservatoires of Paris and Brussels in the 19th century. Her Master's Thesis was on...
2026-2027 By the Numbers
By Sarah Baer It is time, once again, for our annual repertoire report. Compiling this data in the current political and economic landscape felt particularly harrowing this year. The effects of the Trump Administration can be felt throughout every facet of life,...
WPA News Digest – June 1, 2026
By Kathleen McGowan We have a range of interesting stories for you to start your week! On May 24th, Marin Alsop was announced as the Festival Director of the 2027 May Festival in Cincinnati, OH. The Festival takes place next year from May 17-30, 2027. Among its large...
WPA News Digest – May 25, 2026
By Kathleen McGowan Our digest this week has one story Huge news in US orchestras broke just before the holiday weekend: conductor Elim Chan has been named Music Director Designate of the San Francisco Symphony, the orchestra announced on May 21, 2026. Her tenure with...
Gabriela Lena Frank is having a long moment
Our distinguished guest blogger today is Sarah Clemmens Waltz, a musicologist with a wide range of research interests. She is Professor and Program Director for Music History at the University of the Pacific at Stockton, CA. Her insights on Gabriela Lena Frank are a...