Feminist in the Concert Hall

WPA News Digest – August 12, 2024

WPA News Digest – August 12, 2024

Beginning in September of 2024, Anja Bihlmaier will be the Principal Guest Conductor of the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Bihlmaier has a longstanding relationship with the orchestra, and the players are keen to have her on the podium for her precision, musical...

WPA News Digest – August 5, 2024

WPA News Digest – August 5, 2024

It's August already!  We hope your week and your month are off to a great start! *News Flash* -- NYTimes article on Marianne Martines highlights the work of The Women's Philharmonic and its co-founder, conductor Nan H. Washburn The Northern Chamber Orchestra of the UK...

WPA News Digest – July 29, 2024

WPA News Digest – July 29, 2024

Hope your week is off to a great start! Continuing the shake-up at the NYPhil, “A Power Vacuum at the Philharmonic” offers further reporting from Sammy Sussman at New York magazine.  The April article “A Hidden Sexual-Assault Scandal at the New York Philharmonic”...

BBC Proms 2024: Repertoire Report

BBC Proms 2024: Repertoire Report

The 2024 BBC Proms began on July 19 and will continue through September 14, bringing hundreds of hours of music to Royal Albert Hall and other venues across the United Kingdom. This annual event - which has presented music since Henry Wood founded the Proms in 1895 -...

WPA News Digest – July 22, 2024

WPA News Digest – July 22, 2024

We hope you are enjoying your summer!  Here are a few of the exciting things happening!! On July 23 from 4:00 to 5:30 PM composer Nathalie Joachim will offer a Master Class in the Visiting Masters – Composition series at the Grant Park Music Festival (Chicago). The...