New Music Festival dedicated to Pauline Oliveros

by Liane Curtis | Feb 21, 2017

16th Annual Festival of New Music at California State University, Fullerton – Feb. 22-26 “To the Ends of the Earth: Music from Iceland to Australia and Beyond” This year’s festival is dedicated in loving memory of Pauline Oliveros, founding...

Black History Month at WPA

by sarah | Feb 3, 2017

We at WPA are embracing Black History Month as a challenge to learn about and listen to more works by Black women composers. The Hildegard Publishing Company has compiled a fantastic list of works that they publish by contemporary and historic Black women composers....

Podcast Episode 02: “It’s about friggin’ time!” — Met Opera performs work composed by a woman

by Liane Curtis | Jan 1, 2017

Happy New Year!  Without a doubt, one of 2016’s most exciting music events was the performance of Kaija Saariaho’s “L’Amour de Loin” at New York’s Metropolitan Opera.  Our very first podcast offered some insiders’ ideas about the production. Now, in our second...

Podcast Episode 01: The Significance of “L’Amour de Loin”

by Liane Curtis | Dec 14, 2016

In our first ever Podcast, journalist Naomi Lewin and opera dramaturg Cori Ellison discuss the Met’s production of Kaija Saariaho’s 2000 opera “L’Amour de Loin.” Naomi Lewin  has produced the podcast, which includes interview clips with...

Celebrating Diversity in Michigan

by sarah | Nov 11, 2016

It’s been a rough week.  But I’m glad to know that we can take solace in music to reflect, regroup, be reminded of the value of diversity in the world around us, and move forward.  Lucky for us, there is a great opportunity to do just that this weekend! On...

Fanny Hensel at the Ballet

by Liane Curtis | Oct 22, 2016

“Fanny for ballet!!” read the text message. I blinked and did a double-take at the accompanying photo. Indeed, selections of Fanny Hensel’s “Das Jahr” — The Year — a cycle of piano pieces composed in 1841, were the music for a...