Feminist in the Concert Hall
Listen to FEMALE CONDUCTORS — a whole LOT of them!!
Back on Aug. 9, 2015, Jeremy Eichler (the Boston Globe’s classical music critic) annoyed me by repeatedly using male pronouns in an article about the art of conducting. True, the article’s focus was the Boston SO’s new(ish) music director Andris Nelsons, but I...
Monday Link Round Up: December 7, 2015
News to start your week! Right after we stopped to think about just how many stories about women conductors have made it to the news this year, the Orange County Register did a profile of Mirga Gražinyte-Tyla. You can also read Marin Alsop's thoughts about the...
Moving Forward: Opportunities for Women Conductors
It's been a banner year for opportunities for women conductors. Since this time last year we've shared stories about: Elim Chan, the first woman to win the Donatella Flick Conducting Competition Rei Hotoda, the first woman Associate Conductor to the Utah Symphony...
Announcing 2015 Performance Grant Winners
We are thrilled to announce the winners of the 2015 cycle of Women's Philharmonic Advocacy Performance Grants. Our panel of judges were very pleased with the number - and quality - of applications and needed to make some hard decisions in how to distribute the...
Monday Link Round Up: November 30, 2015
Enjoy some Thanksgiving leftovers and catch up on news to start your week! A performance by the Tehran Symphony Orchestra was cancelled last minute when organizers of the event told the conductor that women were not allowed to perform on stage. Read the story,...
Giving Thanks
I have always enjoyed this time of year and the reminder to stop, reflect, and be grateful for the people, music, and opportunities that we are all surrounded by. This year I am especially grateful for all of the donors to our Indiegogo Campaign that allowed us to...