Feminist in the Concert Hall
Monday Link Round Up: December 12, 2016
News to start your week! Congratulations to Jennifer Higdon on two Grammy Nominations! The new recording of Higdon's first opera, Cold Mountain, has been nominated for the Best Opera Recording as well as the Best Contemporary Classical Composition. Read more at...
Monday Link Round Up: December 5, 2016
News to start your week! On December 1 the Met Opera performed L'Amour de Loin by Kaija Saariaho. This historic Met premiere marked only the second time a work by a woman composer has been heard at the institution - the last being over a century ago. Many great...
December Calendar is LIVE!
Our final installment of the 2016 WPA Calendar is now live and ready for download! Be sure to get your copy here - and share with friends! If you've loved this calendar this year as much as we have loved putting it together, you can stay up to date in 2017 with an...
Monday Link Round Up: November 28, 2016
News to start your week! First, some very sad news of the death of a pioneer. Pauline Oliveros has passed at age 84. There are many remembrances and tributes. The Guardian has a remembrance, Alex Ross invites readers to listen in, and NPR included a story about...
Monday Link Round Up: November 21, 2016
News to start your week! Meredith Monk is celebrating her 74th birthday! Sequenza 21 has a birthday tribute, and review of her newest recording, here. Last week we shared an article about cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason who is working for more diverse...
Announcing the 2016 Performance Grant Winners
We were thrilled by the number of applications we've received this year - and the diverse range of programming ideas! It is always energizing to hear about the good work being done by ensembles across the country, and the amazing partnerships and collaborations that...