Feminist in the Concert Hall
Must-Listen Radio: WQXR’s Price of Admission
Offering the perfect coda to our recent posts on Florence Price and Margaret Bonds, WQXR's just-produced radio documentary The Price of Admission devotes a full hour to the life and music of Price. Hosted by former Morehouse professor of music Terrance McKnight, the...
Honoring Margaret Bonds
I was thrilled to hear NPR reporting on a woman composer on All Things Considered recently. Celeste Headlee spoke with Louise Toppin, opera singer and voice professor at the University of North Carolina, on the life and work of Margaret Bonds. Bonds, who died in 1972,...
REALLY Think Outside the Bachs!!
AND a NEW SONG, Launched Today by U.N. Women
The NEW SONG, being launched today, inspires listeners to join the drive for women's rights and gender equality.
In Honor of Women’s Suffrage!
The Library of Congress blog reminded me today of the 100th anniversary of the Women’s Suffrage March on Washington. Please do read the full post about the important history that helped propel the nation forward. Women’s Philharmonic Advocacy would like to remember...
Jane Glover to Conduct at the Met
The Metropolitan Opera is making preparations for the 2013-2014 season—which include Jane Glover conducting a production of The Magic Flute in December 2013. Glover is not only an internationally recognized and well-respected conductor and educator, leading the opera...