Feminist in the Concert Hall
WPA News Digest – September 14, 2026
By Kathleen McGowan Lots of exciting news this week!! And as ever some exciting music you can listen to! The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra has released an interview with composer Errollyn Wallen, CBE ahead of the premiere of her new work FLARE for their 80th...
WPA News Digest – September 7, 2026
By Kathleen McGowan Hope your week is off to a great start! Our curated news includes some exciting links for a listening adventure! Conductor Barbara Hannigan's first season as Chief Conductor & Artistic Director of the Iceland Symphony Orchestra has officially...
Remembering Kendra Preston Leonard
We at WPA are mourning the loss of Dr. Kendra Preston Leonard - a musicologist as well as a lyricist, poet, and a champion for women's work in music. Over the years Dr. Leonard has contributed several guest posts on our blog, primarily focused on her work documenting...
WPA News Digest – August 31, 2026
By Kathleen McGowan with contributions from Liane Curtis After lingering in historical obscurity for far too long, composer Yvonne Loriod’s (1924 – 2010) highly expressive orchestral music will finally get a contemporary hearing, performed by the WDR...
WPA News – August 24, 2026
By Kathleen McGowan Exciting news and exciting listening! On August 20, the Royal Philharmonic Society announced the recipients of its Ambache fund, grants for supporting the work of promoting historical women composers. For many years the Ambache Charitable Trust...
WPA News Digest – August 17, 2026
By Kathleen McGowan Let's get your week off t an exciting start! On August 16, the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra will perform Anna Clyne's tone poem Masquerade (2013), under the baton of Marin Alsop. Alsop conducted the premiere of the work thirteen years ago with...