Feminist in the Concert Hall
The Women’s Orchestra Project of Berlin
VAN Magazine of Germany recently published this interview with two key figures of the Women's Orchestra Project of Berlin. Author Merle Krafeld kindly gave permission for a translation to be published here. Liane Curtis and Laura W. Macy have edited the Google...
Support Our Work! And get the new Beach children’s book!
We close out Women's History Month with a fund drive to support our work: bringing the music of women composers, past and present, to center stage. With a gift of US$40 or more, receive a copy of the wonderful new children's book "Pitch Perfect and Persistent! The...
BBC Announces ‘New Strategy’ and Closes the BBC Singers
Dr. Amy Zigler (a musicologist and pianist and serves as Associate Professor of Music at Salem College) recently wrote about attending a recording session in the U.K. Today she has an update about a devastating piece of news from the British cultural landscape....
Smyth’s Der Wald in forthcoming recording!
By Dr. Amy Zigler, an Ethel Smyth scholar and Associate Professor of Music at Salem College. She will be speaking about the recording, the female characters, and issues of agency in Der Wald at the Operatic Feminisms symposium on March 25, 2023, at Columbia...
WINNERS Announced of our 2022 Grant Program!
From: Liane Curtis (President), and Sarah Baer (Director of Research), Women’s Philharmonic Advocacy Women’s Philharmonic Advocacy is delighted to announce the five winners for the their revised grant program: Akron Symphony Orchestra Chamber Orchestra of the Springs...
Grammy for Price, Montgomery, Coleman, NY Youth Symphony! … and thoughts on Tár
Exciting News from the Grammys! the NY Youth Symphony has won a GRAMMY in the competitive category of Best Orchestral Performance, with their CD of music by Florence Price, Jessie Montgomery, and Valerie Coleman! Many are pointing out that it is the first time for a...