Feminist in the Concert Hall
WPA News Digest — July 7, 2025
News to start your week! The Women Conductors Program (UK) has announced that their program is taking a new step in their efforts to address gender imbalance in conducting. They have recently changed their name to Royal Philharmonic Society Conductors (RPS...
WPA News Digest – June 30, 2025
We hope your week is getting off to a great start! Here's some news! On June 25th, the Imani Winds played Valerie Coleman's Phenomenal Women (concerto for wind quintet and chamber orchestra) as part of a symphonic program at the Grant Park Music Festival. The Imanis...
WPA News Digest – June 23, 2025
The summer season is in high gear now! The League of American orchestras held its 80th National Conference in Salt Lake City from June 11 – 13. During the conference, Marin Alsop was named the recipient of the Gold Baton Award—the highest distinction that the LAO...
Happy Juneteenth 2025!
We are so happy to celebrate Juneteenth! We have a few listening suggestions to help you get in the holiday spirit. It's wonderful to have multiple performances of Florence Price's Violin Concerto n. 2 to choose from, and a recent live performance by Randall Goosby...
WPA News Digest – June 16, 2025
Let's get your week rolling with some exciting news!! On June 13th, the New Ground Orchestra announced that it will perform a free concert at Penn State University on July 25, 2025 as part of the New Ground Orchestra Festival. This orchestra is an ensemble of...
WPA News Digest – June 9, 2025
There's lots of news and listening this week! The Community Women’s Orchestra has announced Samantha Burgess’s appointment as Music Director, promoted from her position as Interim Director in the 2024–25 season. She is also Assistant Conductor for the Berkeley...