Feminist in the Concert Hall

Monday Link Round Up: January 11, 2021

Monday Link Round Up: January 11, 2021

News and music to start your week! Opera Wire profiles composer Thea Musgrave, pictured above, who has led an extraordinary and prolific career.  David Salazar's essay includes several examples of her works throughout her career. Happy Birthday to composer Libby...

Happy New Year! and Link Round Up: January 4, 2021

Happy New Year! and Link Round Up: January 4, 2021

Happy New Year to ALL!  We are proud to announce that our 2021 Women Composers' Calendar is available for purchase, to help you celebrate the work of women in the coming year.  Featuring the birthdays and achievements of a wide range of composers, it is available for...

Monday Link Round Up: December 28, 2020

Monday Link Round Up: December 28, 2020

News and music to start your week! Happy Christmas to all who celebrate!  Enjoy this lovely Christmas Prelude for Chamber Orchestra by Vítězslava Kaprálova, pictured above.  It was composed in 1939 and broadcast as part of the Paris PTT Radio program "Noël à Prague,"...

Monday Link Round Up: December 21, 2020

Monday Link Round Up: December 21, 2020

News and music to start your week! The Orange County Women's Chorus, like so many ensembles this year, have found and exciting and innovative way to share their music this season.  The Voice of OC has a story about how they collaborated to create a varied concert...

Ballet set to music of Ethel Smyth (streams Dec. 19 & 20)!

Ballet set to music of Ethel Smyth (streams Dec. 19 & 20)!

We were excited to learn that Ballet Co. Laboratory's big holiday production is The Snow Queen, set to music by Dame Ethel Smyth.  Artistic Director Zoé Emilie Henrot sat down with Liane Curtis (WPA President) to talk about how she came to use Smyth's music, including...

Monday Link Round Up: December 14, 2020

Monday Link Round Up: December 14, 2020

News and music to start your week! Congratulations go to Nathalie Stutzmann, pictured above, who was just named principal guest conductor of The Philadelphia Orchestra.  The three year contract will begin with the 2021-2022 season.  The Philadelphia Inquirer has more....