It’s been an unbelievably difficult week for BIPOC (black, indigenous, and people of color) and allies. We at WPA stand with you in the fight for justice. Though not outwardly stated by NPR, I suspect there’s little coincidence that they featured Lara...
News and music to start your week! The New York Times introduced readers this week to the Iranian Female Composers Association, members of which are included above (from left: Anahita Abbasi, Aida Shirazi, and Niloufar Nourbakhsh). Learn about this wonderful...
News and music to start your week! Don’t miss 5 Questions to Sunita LeGallou, who is a the producer and host of Music for PhD’s, a podcast that features different Canadian composers each episode. LeGallou is, herself, a visual artist and paints to a piece...
News and music to start your week! Belated Happy Mother’s Day greetings! Continue the celebration with Classical FM’s recommendations for music to honor mothers – including works by Amy Beach, Rebecca Dale (pictured above), Roxanna Panufnik, and...
News and music to start your week! The Washington Post has more about music being created during the current crisis – including more about Lisa Bielawa’s Broadcast from Home, the fourth installment was released this past week. Bielawa, pictured above, is...
News and music to start your week! Happy birthday to Dame Ethel Smyth! (April 22) Read reflections about the great composer, pictured right, by WPA Board Member Robyn Bramhall. There’s a wonderful new newsletter, “Fantastic Women Composers and Where To...
