Feminist in the Concert Hall
Announcing the 1874 Project – Six Women Composers to be Commissioned
Today’s author, Carolyn Watson is an Australian-born conductor who has been active in the US since 2013. She serves as Director of Orchestras at the University of Illinois while continuing to enjoy an active freelance career internationally. 2024 marks the 150th...
WPA News Digest – September 16, 2024
To start your week, here are a few recent stories that caught our attention! In a surprising announcement this week, the Berlin Philharmonic's concertmaster Vineta Sareika has announced that she will leave her position with the orchestra. Her final appearances with it...
WPA News Digest – September 9, 2024
Our big news this week is the Seattle Symphony's announcement that Xian Zhang will be its next music director beginning in the 2025/26 season! This appointment distinguishes her as the first woman conductor to head a major orchestra on the US West Coast. Zhang will...
Happy 157th Birthday, Amy Beach!
September 5 -- Happy Birthday, Amy Beach -- We are proud to be making much of her music available in our carefully edited and reasonably priced editions! and TBT -- 7 years since this wonderful article in the NY Times, to celebrate her 150th!! Much has happened...
WPA News Digest – September 2, 2024
As summer ends and fall educational and concert activities ramp back up, a lot of exciting news! From Sept. 15 - 18, The Buffalo Philharmonic and the International Conductors Guild will host a workshop for eight women conductors in Buffalo, New York. The four-day...
WPA News Digest – August 26, 2024
Exciting news this week!! Errollyn Wallen has been appointed Master of the King's Music by King Charles! The Belize-born British composer and performer is the first black woman to be appointed to this position. She will succeed Dame Judith Weir, who was appointed...