by Kathleen McGowan | Nov 25, 2024
2024 is wrapping up with plenty of chances to hear music by women composers! On November 24th, Imogen Holst’s Concerto for Violin and Strings (1935) received its first public performance at St Andrew’s Holborn in London by the Elgar Sinfonia of London...
by Liane Curtis | Nov 22, 2024
The Conference on Maria Theresia Paradis continues Saturday Nov. 23 — in person AND streaming at Mount Holyoke College. Titled: Reframing the Gaze: Maria Theresia Paradis, Blind Musicians, and Musical Culture Before & After Braille. Held on November 22-23,...
by Kathleen McGowan | Nov 18, 2024
There’s lots going on for women in music this week! On November 10, 2024 the Cleveland Women’s Orchestra opened its 90th anniversary season with a program of 19th century favorites: the overture from the Verdi/Solera collaboration Giovanna D’arco...
by Kathleen McGowan | Nov 11, 2024
Lots to celebrate for women in music! FIRST — our revised Women’s Philharmonic Advocacy Grant program is finally unveiled! Read all about it!! Learn more here! The Grants are now being offered every other month, with the first deadline December 9, 2024....
by Kathleen McGowan | Oct 28, 2024
Lots of concerts in October and November have been/are featuring works by women composers! (We love to see it!) On November 3, 2024 the Golden Gate Symphony Orchestra & Chorus (San Francisco, USA) will perform the world premiere of Elijah’s Call: An Oratorio for...
by Kathleen McGowan | Oct 21, 2024
We’re here for another exciting week!! On Saturday October 26, the woman-founded Turkish American Orchestra (TAO) will give its debut performance in New York’s Symphony Space under the direction Nisan Ak. Cofounded by Ak and technology executive Ulku Rowe,...
