Feminist in the Concert Hall
WPA News Digest – November 24, 2025
There's lots to listen to this week! Conductor Keri-Lynn Wilson had been scheduled to perform composer Vita Poleva's latest work Sophia at Kyiv's Philharmonic Hall, in early November 2025. The concert was cancelled at the last minute due to a Russian bomb attack....
WPA News Digest – November 17, 2025
Here's some recent news for your Monday! On November 14th, Paniz Far Youssefi became the first woman to conduct the Tehran Symphony Orchestra. It's a significant achievement in its own right, but even more when one considers how much women's professional and cultural...
WPA News Digest — November 11, 2025
Sarah Kirkland Snider's opera HILDEGARD premiered on November 5th in a production by the Los Angeles Opera, directed by Elkhanah Pulitzer. The production appeared in LA Opera’s Off Grand series that showcases new works. It ran through November 9 at The Wallis in...
LunART Festival 2025-26 Begins!
Keeley Brooks, advocate for feminist ensembles, sends us this update about this year's LunART Festival Apply by Dec. 15 to the Composers Hub Program, mentored by Libby Larsen The LunART Festival kicks off the 2025-26 season on November 16th with their inaugural...
WPA News Digest – November 3, 2025
Happy Monday! We highlight a few important upcoming performances for you! On November 6–9 pianist Michelle Cann performs Florence Price's Piano Concerto in One Movement with the New Jersey Symphony, under the direction of Tito Muñoz. Performances will take place in...
WPA News Digest – October 27, 2025
Enjoy this week's interesting stories! On Sunday November 9, 2025 the Chamber Orchestra of Barrington at St. John's will present a concert of music by Beethoven, Bloch, and Farrenc. The headlining symphony on this concert will be the infrequently-heard Symphony No. 3...