Feminist in the Concert Hall
Conductors in the News
There has been a small flurry of news surrounding some of the most well known women to wield a baton. Marin Alsop has been named the principal conductor of the Sao Paolo State Symphony Orchestra of Brazil. Story here. Alsop will also continue her tenure with the...
Alex Ross, Works by Women and the NYPhil
That the New York Philharmonic has a poor history of including women composers in their season offerings isn’t news, at least not to Women’s Philharmonic Advocacy or those of you who have been following our work. Data from repertoire reports (which I wrote about here...
An Artist Profile: Julia Wolfe
Allan Kozinn, of the New York Times, recently offered a brief artist profile of American composer Julia Wolfe. You can read the full piece here. As Kozinn conveys in his piece, Wolfe is an incredibly an incredibly active composer, involved not only with multiple...
NY Philharmonic’s Archives Now Available Online
In what I’m sure was, and continues to be, a massive undertaking, the New York Philharmonic is digitizing their archives to make available online to anyone interested. The benefit to researchers, amateur and professional alike, is truly fantastic! The project, which...
Repertoire Reports for 2008-09
Each year the League of American Orchestras compiles repertoire information from member orchestras from across the country. These ensembles, which range from some of the most outstanding orchestras in the world to regional and youth orchestras, provide this...
New Website!
Happy New Year from Women's Philharmonic Advocacy! We are starting off 2011 with a new website - so bear with us as we reorganize and reformat. We are working to get all of the information back as fast as possible as we also continue to move forward with all of the...