Feminist in the Concert Hall
Monday Link Round Up: October 19, 2015
Some news to start your week! As we talk about inclusiveness of women, we must also address topics of race. Over the summer the Metropolitan Opera decided to ban the use of blackface in performances of Otello. This week Anne Midgette of The Washington Post spoke to...
Listening to Women Online
We are thrilled to have received so many applications for the 2015 Performance Grant! It only takes a quick glance to get excited about the innovative, engaging, and out-of-the-box programming that so many professional, community, and youth ensembles have planned for...
Monday Link Round Up: October 12, 2015
Some links to start your week! WPA President was a guest blogger over at Song of the Lark. Read her thoughts on the current state of classical programming, and what can be done to change it here. A bit delayed - but I just stumbled upon Richard Brody's profile of...
2015-2016 Season Highlights
The 2015-2016 concert season is now underway for ensembles across the United States - which means it's also time to take a look at the orchestral repertoire that is being performed. As we wait for the official repertoire reports from the League of American...
Monday Link Round Up: October 5, 2015
Some news to start your week! Welcome to October - and a new quiz from Into the Light Radio! Have a listen and enter for a chance to win a CD of orchestral works by women composers. The Guardian has a review of a new recording of songs collected by King Henry VIII's...
Featured Guest Blog: Maria Noriega Rachwal on the Montreal Women’s Symphony Orchestra
Today we are delighted to feature the work of Maria Noriega Rachwal, a music teacher and musicologist living in Toronto, Ontario. She lectures widely on women in music and has written articles on the subject for professional organizations. Her work on the Montreal...