Feminist in the Concert Hall
WPA News Digest – July 13, 2026
By Kathleen McGowan There are so many women composers to hear this week! (Especially if you like opera!) Royal Philharmonic Society Composer Nneka Cummins has been appointed as the Composer in Residence at the Chineke Foundation for its 2026-27 season. The season will...
2026 BBC Proms: By the Numbers
By Sarah Baer, with information provided by Sandy Lewis, WPA Board member The 2026 BBC Proms begins in London on July 17 and run through September 12, offering hundreds of hours of music spanning genres and centuries of history. This historic and deeply beloved...
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" ...