Feminist in the Concert Hall
WPA News Digest – September 22, 2025
On September 30th the Tryon Concert Association will open its 2025/26 season with a concert by Seraph Brass. Concertgoers will hear music by composer Reena Esmail as well as Jeff Scott, Grieg, Verdi, Mozart, Borodin, Liszt, and Gershwin. Esmail and Scott are...
WPA News Digest – September 15, 2025
There's lots going on in the Pacific Northwest this week! Conductor Xian Zhang has officially taken the podium of the Seattle Symphony as its next music director. Zhang was the Seattle Symphony’s Music Director Designate during its 2024/2025 season, and she led the...
Elizabeth Maconchy: A Composer for Our Time
A Review-Essay by Kathleen McGowan, a PhD student at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Her dissertation focusses on women’s musicking in 19th and early 20th century Britain. She is the Blogger-in-Chief from Women's Philharmonic Advocacy. The Life and Music...
WPA News Digest – September 8, 2025
Sorry! We were so busy celebrating Amy Beach's birthday, we are behind in getting our News Digest out! And speaking of celebrating Beach, two orchestras are including her delightful waltz Bal Masqué -- Savannah Philharmonic (USA), led by Keitaro Harada for their...
September 5, Amy Beach’s 158th birthday!
TODAY is Amy Beach’s 158th birthday! Let’s celebrate recent successes, and upcoming important performances, as recognition of Beach’s music continues to grow! A few of the recent successes: March saw the release of a spectacular all-Beach orchestral music CD by the...
WPA News Digest – September 1, 2025
Happy September, and to those in the US, Happy Labor Day! On September 5, 2025 the Bellissima Brass will open the 110th season of the Bellingham Music Club of Bellingham, Washington. Bellissima Brass is an all-women brass quintet—personnel: Michelle Rockwood, Karolyn...