by Liane Curtis | Apr 18, 2025
It is no secret that we love Amy Beach’s music. After all we sponsor this Amy Beach website and have been diligently working to make sure that all of her music is available in published form. And for a composer who was also a virtuoso pianist, writing a piano...
by Kathleen McGowan | Mar 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...
by Kathleen McGowan | Feb 24, 2025
International Women’s Day is coming up on March 8, 2025! In the news this week we note some ensembles that are marking the occasion, both on the 8th and and in the early weeks of Women’s History Month. On March 2, 2025 at 3pm EST, pianist Katelyn Bouska...
by Liane Curtis | Feb 21, 2025
In the USA and Canada, February is Black History Month — We at WPA are firmly of the opinion that Black composers should be celebrated throughout the year, but we’ll never turn down an opportunity to highlight the tremendous history and future of Black...
by Kathleen McGowan | Feb 17, 2025
Let’s get your week going with some news! On February 14, the American Composers Orchestra (ACO) and the American Composers Forum (ACF) announced the inaugural recipient of their new Sorel Fellowship, in honor of pianist, educator, and philanthropist Claudette...
by Kathleen McGowan | Jan 13, 2025
On January 25th, the Ensemble for These Times (E4TT) will present “Midnight Serenades,” a highly-anticipated annual concert of chamber music by women and non-binary composers at the Center for New Music in San Francisco. This concert will begin the second...
