This week marks the 104th birthday of American composer and conductor Peggy Stuart Coolidge (1913-1981). She began her career as a concert pianist, but turned to composition when a student at the New England Conservatory. Though her early works are for piano, most of...
Saturday, June 17, would have been the 98th birthday of Russian composer Galina Ustvolskaya (1919-2006). Ustvolskaya studied at the Leningrad Conservatory and was a pupil of Shostakovich who was a champion for her works, even though her style evolved to be distinctly...
Today (May 31) is the 213th birthday of composer, educator, and virtuosic pianist Louise Farrenc (1804-1875). A celebrated composer in her time, she was the student of Muzio Clementi and Anton Reicha. She had tremendous support of her family, which led to an...
Our final installment of the 2016 WPA Calendar is now live and ready for download! Be sure to get your copy here – and share with friends! If you’ve loved this calendar this year as much as we have loved putting it together, you can stay up to date in 2017...
A new month means the next edition of the WPA Calendar! The November calendar is now live, and full of birthdays of women composers throughout time that are worth celebrating! Print your free calendar here, and listen to some of the works celebrating birthdays this...
A new month means a new addition to the WPA Calendar! The October, 2016 is now live and ready to be downloaded! Get your copy today and never miss an opportunity to celebrate the life and work of women composers. Get your copy here!
