WPA News Digest – March 24, 2025

WPA News Digest – March 24, 2025

We’ve gathered some interesting news to start your week! On Sunday April 27, 2025 at 3PM local time, the Women’s Orchestra of Arizona will give the final performance of their 2024/25 season. Their program, titled “Spring Awakening,” has been...
WPA News Digest – March 17, 2025

WPA News Digest – March 17, 2025

On March 13, 2025 composer Sofia Gubaidulina died from cancer at her home in Appen, Germany. She was 93 years old. The composer is best known for her apparently contradictory music style, balancing broad scopes and philosophical ideas with intimate and spiritual...
WPA News – March 10, 2025

WPA News – March 10, 2025

We hope you had an exciting International Women’s Day! Celebrations and Observations for Women’s History Month continue! On March 13, 2025 the members of the UN Symphony Orchestra will give their Global Women in Music concert at the NYU Skirball Performing...
WPA News Digest – February 10, 2025

WPA News Digest – February 10, 2025

News to start your week! Marin Alsop and Dalia Stasevska will both make their conducting debuts with the Berlin Philharmonic. Alsop will lead the orchestra from February 20–22, and Stasevska from February 27 – March 1. Alsop’s program will feature four composers...
WPA News Digest – January 20, 2025

WPA News Digest – January 20, 2025

Let’s get your week of to a great start! On January 22, 2025 at 6:30 PM EST Dr. Caiti Beth McKinney will present “Beyond the Box, Into the Barlines: A Guided Tour of Orchestral Women Composers” in partnership with the Boulanger Initiative. This...