Feminist in the Concert Hall
Elizabeth recommends: Essential Orchestral Music by Women
By Elizabeth de Brito In this brand-new series, we will be introducing some of the essential orchestral music by women. We offer starting points for those unfamiliar with the vast body of work by women. This is not an exhaustive list, there are many more brilliant...
Hidden Herstory – Saint-Saëns and his female contemporaries
By Elizabeth de Brito Camille Saint-Saëns may enjoy a revered status amongst French classical composers, partly due to his various popular works and for his work in founding the Société Nationale de Musique (SNM). But are you familiar with the numerous important women...
Grant Program Revised and Accepting Applications!
The core mission of Women's Philharmonic Advocacy has always been to advocate for, support, and celebrate the works of women composers being performed and recorded in contemporary orchestras. It is not enough to know of these composers or their music - they deserve...
Composer of the Month: Young-ja Lee (1931- )
By Elizabeth de Brito Young-ja Lee’s impact upon Korean classical music is enormous, with a life full of firsts: the first female composer of Western classical music in Korea; the first female composer to study abroad; one of the first (if not the first) female...
Happy Birthday, Amy Beach!
She was born Amy Marcy Cheney on this day in Henniker, NH. In celebration we are giving away copies of our critical edition of Mvt. II -- Alla siciliana -- from her Symphony op. 32, "Gaelic" -- please fill out this form to receive your PDF copy! Supplies are...
Alma Mahler and #MeToo (oh, and Happy Birthday, Alma!)
By Liane Curtis To honor Alma Mahler on her birthday (she was born Alma Maria Schindler on 31 August 1879 in Vienna), I thought I would highlight some of her music, but also note the issue that 17 songs are all that survive of her compositional output, and consider...