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WPA News Digest – May 25, 2026
By Kathleen McGowan Our digest this week has one story Huge news in US orchestras broke just before the holiday weekend: conductor Elim Chan has been named Music Director Designate of the San Francisco Symphony, the orchestra announced on May 21, 2026. Her tenure with...
Gabriela Lena Frank is having a long moment
Our distinguished guest blogger today is Sarah Clemmens Waltz, a musicologist with a wide range of research interests. She is Professor and Program Director for Music History at the University of the Pacific at Stockton, CA. Her insights on Gabriela Lena Frank are a...
WPA News Digest – May 18, 2026
Happy Monday! We note a few concerts from around the world, with links so you can listen to featured selections, and we also start taking a look at next seasons' programming! On May 21-23 the Chicago Symphony performs Anna Clyne's Sound and Fury, a tone poem...
WPA News Digest — May 11, 2026
By Kathleen McGowan On May 15th, St. Paul's Sinfonia (dir. John Andrews) performs "British Landscapes" at the historic St. Alfege Church, Greenwich, London. The program features Penillion (a symphonic poem) by Grace Williams and the Piano Concerto by Avril...
Two more upcoming concerts! (one STREAMS tomorrow!)
Two more exciting concerts you don't want to miss! A rare performance of Helen Hagan's recently rediscovered -- and just published by us, WPA -- Concerto in C minor, takes place and STREAMS tomorrow, Thursday May 7, at 7:30 PM (Eastern Time). The streaming link is...
WPA News Digest – May 4, 2026
By Kathleen McGowan Exciting things going on! And even if you can't get to the concerts we give some links to music so you can have a listen! On May 5th, the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra and Bamberg University Choir will perform a concert of video game music...