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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...

Maria Antonia Walpurgis at 300!

Maria Antonia Walpurgis at 300!

Maria Antonia Walpurgis has turned 300, and we think the Princess could use a little more fanfare, please!! Baptized Maria Antoina Walpurgis Symphorosa, she was born at Nymphenburg Palace in Munich (18 July 1724).  Her titles included Princess of Bavaria and Electress...

WPA News Digest – July 15, 2024

WPA News Digest – July 15, 2024

News to start your week on another sultry Monday! On Thursday July 25th at 7:00 PM, the fellows of the Classical Tahoe Academy will perform a concert celebrating women composers with members of the Classical Tahoe Orchestra at the Ricardi Pavilion at Sierra Nevada...