HAPPY 150th BIRTHDAY, AMY BEACH!!

HAPPY 150th BIRTHDAY, AMY BEACH!!

As this year marks Amy Beach’s 150th birthday, much is being done in celebration about this remarkable woman’s life and work! Numerous orchestras, choral ensembles, chamber ensembles and soloists around the world have performed or will be performing works by the...
Contemporary Women at Cabrillo

Contemporary Women at Cabrillo

The Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music has celebrated new music for 55 years – performing, commissioning, and advocating for the works of the greatest living composers, as well as creating opportunities for young composers to have their works heard.  After...
Peggy Stuart Coolidge in Boston

Peggy Stuart Coolidge in Boston

This coming Wednesday the Boston Landmarks Orchestra will be kicking off the summer concert season at the DCR Hatch Memorial Shell. Their concert on July 19, titled Music for a Summer Evening, will include works by Elgar, Vaughan Williams, Delius, Barber, Verdi...
FSYO Honoring Women in European Tour

FSYO Honoring Women in European Tour

The Florida Symphony Youth Orchestra has a 60 year tradition of educating, nurturing, and inspiring young musicians.  In recent years we at WPA have been delighted to support their mission in part with our Performance Grants, offering more opportunities for the...
Celebrating Pride in San Francisco

Celebrating Pride in San Francisco

June is LGBTQ Pride Month, and what better way to celebrate than with an excellent concert from an important community organization? The Bay Area Rainbow Symphony, a non-profit organization in San Francisco dedicated to “promoting and supporting lesbian, gay,...
The Dream Unfinished Continues the Conversation

The Dream Unfinished Continues the Conversation

We’ve been following the work of The Dream Unfinished since it was first organized as an activist orchestra in conjunction with the Black Lives Matter movement.  Since their first concert this ensemble has worked to use their voices to raise awareness to issues...