Works by Women at the 2016 BBC Proms

by sarah | Jul 14, 2016

The most anticipated and celebrated summer festival each year — as well as one of the oldest, and longest, running from July to September.  The Proms always presents an interesting range of ensembles, conductors, soloists, and styles.  The 2016 season kicks off...

Much to Celebrate at National Women’s Music Festival!

by sarah | Jun 22, 2016

The 41st annual National Women’s Music Festival is taking place June 30-July 3 in Middleton, WI.  Each year the Festival celebrates women’s work across musical genres with exciting performances and workshops.  We are especially excited this year to support...

Sphinx Conference: Igniting Diversity in the Arts

by Liane Curtis | Feb 5, 2016

We at WPA are often reflecting on how our goals of incorporating women into the classical canon are parallel to those who work for racial and ethnic diversity in the music world. Plus, Black History Month – February – is adjacent to Women’s History Month, and...

Women Composers Festival of Hartford 2016 Lineup

by sarah | Jan 27, 2016

The classical music corner of the Internet was a-buzz this morning at the news that the NYPhil named Jaap van Sweden as Alan Gilbert’s successor.  (Anne Midgette, of the Washington Post, has her thoughts here, and Amanda Angel of NYC’s classical station,...

Hartford Concert Inspires!

by Liane Curtis | Oct 29, 2015

The Women Composers Festival of Hartford (WCFH) is an indomitable event that has been taking place in March for fifteen years.  Composers, musicians and scholars come together to create this Festival, and on Friday October 26, 2015, their Board of Directors organized...

Happenin’ in Hartford!

by Liane Curtis | Oct 20, 2015

It’s all happenin’ in Hartford, CT!  Friday, Oct. 23, the Women Composers Festival of Hartford presents this concert, Love, Motherhood, and the Female Gaze, as part of their fundraising campaign for their annual Festival.  They are fundraising for the...