Repertoire to Know: Alice Mary Smith

by | Nov 4, 2014

With only two weeks left until the deadline for the Performance Grants, our next composer that deserves some attention is Alice Mary Smith (1839-1884). Smith was born in London to an affluent family and had impressive opportunities to study and participate in the...
Hildegard gets Top Billing at Musicology Conference

Hildegard gets Top Billing at Musicology Conference

by | Nov 3, 2014

The American Musicological Society (together with the Society for Music Theory) is holding its annual conference next week in Milwaukee, WI.  We are happy to note that the AMS President’s Endowed Plenary Lecture (Nov. 6) is a fascinating report on an interdisciplinary...

2010-2011 Repertoire Report

by | Oct 30, 2014

While our priority at the moment is to get the word out about our Performance Grants, we thought we might take a moment to reaffirm the need for those grants, by taking a close look at some data about what orchestras are programming.  In our work to level the playing...
Repertoire to Know: Louise Talma’s Toccata for Orchestra

Repertoire to Know: Louise Talma’s Toccata for Orchestra

by | Oct 28, 2014

Women’s Philharmonic Advocacy is excited to be once again offering the Performance Grants to help orchestras (professional, community, and youth ensembles) include works by women in their concert repertoire.  We recognize that the lack of representation of women...

Amy Beach at the Library of Congress

by | Oct 22, 2014

I had the opportunity to explore a bit of the archives at the Library of Congress when completing my Master’s thesis.  It was a thrilling experience – and one I hope to repeat when time allows, and research requires.  The LOC is such a treasure to any...