Feminist in the Concert Hall
Announcing the WPA Orchestral Events Calendar
We are always thrilled to hear about performances of works by women - but inevitably fail in catching all of the performances and sharing all the good news. We're proud of the community we have built surrounding the legacy of The Women's Philharmonic and want to...
Monday Link Round Up: August 12, 2019
News and music to start your week! Many throughout the classical music community celebrated Cecile Chaminade's birthday last Thursday! WQXR in New York City republished a video of pianist Joanne Polk performing some of Chaminade's works. And here is Chaminade's...
All kinds of reasons to love Amy Beach’s “Gaelic” Symphony!
Paired with a work by Stanford in Irish-themed evening An edited and shortened version of this article appeared in the Boston Musical Intelligencer. The Boston Globe had an exciting piece last week in anticipation of the performance of Beach's "Gaelic" by the Mercury...
Monday Link Roundup: August 4, 2019
News and music to start your week! The 2020 Women Composers Festival of Hartford has been announced! The composer-in-residence will be Melika Fitzhugh (pictured) and the ensemble-in-residence is Craft Ensemble. They have also posted calls for presentations,...
Vivian Perlis Remembered
By Jennifer DeLapp-Birkett, Ph.D., musicology, jdelapp88@gmail.com When Vivian Perlis died last month, the music world lost a respected scholar, a pioneering oral historian, an advocate for American composers and a strong supporter of women in classical music and...
Monday Link Roundup: July 29, 2019
News and music to start your week! Don't miss composer Emily Doolittle's wonderful piece about her experience with gender imbalance in concert programming. It is wonderfully titled, Why Yes, I Do Want My Music Performed and is available on NewMusicBox. Chapman...