Feminist in the Concert Hall
WPA News Digest – February 16, 2026
More exciting news this week! On February 22, composer Stefania Turkevych will have the US premiere of two movements from her Symphony n. 1 (1937) by the Binghamton (NY) Community Orchestra. Turkevych (1898-1977) is Ukraine's earliest known female classical composer,...
WPA News Digest – February 9, 2026
There's lots to listen to in February! Olga Neuwirth's new opera Monster's Paradise had its world premiere in Hamburg on February 1. Neuwirth, as described in The New York Times, "has spent her career composing music seeped in the fractious absurdity of contemporary...
Germaine Tailleferre: Critics, Historians, and her Reception
Happy TBT! (Throwback Thursday) We originally published this blog post in October 2017. Since it is frequently cited, we would like to foreground it again -- ALSO -- we still haven't noticed Tailleferre's Le Marchand d'oiseaux being performed anywhere! (Do correct...
WPA News Digest – February 2, 2026
There's a lot to listen to as we enter February 2026! On January 26th, Bachtrack released its classical music stats for 2025. They have named Anna Clyne and Caroline Shaw as two of the top 10 most-performed composers of 2025. The editors have noted that women...
WPA News Digest – January 26, 2026
By Kathleen McGowan There's lots to listen to this week, as well as a lot of concerts being canceled or postponed because of winter weather. Please take care if you're traveling to hear or perform live music! On January 25th, the Curtis Symphony Orchestra (Curtis...
Seattle Philharmonic to perform U.S. premiere of Ruth Gipps’ Symphony n. 1
Also featuring Jeanne Demessieux’ Poème, op. 9 for organ and orchestra (1949) Concert takes place Saturday Jan. 31, 2026, 2 pm By Liane Curtis Ruth Gipps (1921-1999) was a British composer whose work is beginning to receive wide recognition and performance. In the...