Monday Link Round Up: March 12, 2018

News to start your week! So much is happening! Last week we celebrated International Women’s Day, and it was exciting to see how much attention was paid to women’s achievements in classical music: Oxford University Press’s blog lists Seven Women you...
New Podcast about Women Composers

New Podcast about Women Composers

We are always enthusiastic about any project that recognizes the work of women composers, and the new podcast, Listening to Ladies, is a project that we are particularly excited about! The Listening to Ladies Facebook Page was begin by composer Elizabeth Blair and...
Women Composers on NWPR

Women Composers on NWPR

This Sunday, March 20, tune into Northwest Public Radio (NWPR) for a marathon of music by women composers.  From 9pm to midnight (PST) you can hear the works of historic and contemporary women.   The playlist is thanks to Classical Music host Gigi Yellen.  You...
Sphinx Conference: Igniting Diversity in the Arts

Sphinx Conference: Igniting Diversity in the Arts

We at WPA are often reflecting on how our goals of incorporating women into the classical canon are parallel to those who work for racial and ethnic diversity in the music world. Plus, Black History Month – February – is adjacent to Women’s History Month, and...
Listen to FEMALE CONDUCTORS — a whole LOT of them!!

Listen to FEMALE CONDUCTORS — a whole LOT of them!!

Back on Aug. 9, 2015, Jeremy Eichler (the Boston Globe’s classical music critic) annoyed me by repeatedly using male pronouns in an article about the art of conducting.  True, the article’s focus was the Boston SO’s new(ish) music director Andris Nelsons, but I...
Iceland Symphony Orchestra Celebrates Women Composers

Iceland Symphony Orchestra Celebrates Women Composers

Iceland is celebrating the 100th anniversary of women’s right to vote – and in honor of the occasion the Iceland Symphony Orchestra presented a concert June 11 featuring the works of contemporary and historic women composers. The program, which was...