Happy New Year! and Link Round Up: January 4, 2021

by Liane Curtis | Jan 4, 2021

Happy New Year to ALL!  We are proud to announce that our 2021 Women Composers’ Calendar is available for purchase, to help you celebrate the work of women in the coming year.  Featuring the birthdays and achievements of a wide range of composers, it is...

Monday Link Round Up: April 6, 2020

by sarah | Apr 6, 2020

News and music to start your week! Frank Oteri at New Music Box has another insightful interview to share.  This time with composer, vocalist, and flautist Nathalie Joachim, pictured above.  Read on and listen in at NewMusicBox. The Center for Art and Media of...

Monday Link Round Up: September 17, 2018

by sarah | Sep 17, 2018

News and music to start your week! The Pacific Standard spoke to WPA President Liane Curtis about the current state of women’s work in symphonic spaces.  Read on here! It’s Hildegard von Bingen’s Feast Day! Celebrate by listening to some of her best...

UPDATE: Smyth’s THE PRISON in radio broadcast, April 27

by Liane Curtis | Apr 27, 2018

Listen tonight (April 27) to the Johnstown Symphony’s April 7 performance — 7 pm   (Eastern Daylight Time)  on WQED Radio (Link here) Published April 5: Ethel Smyth’s THE PRISON to receive North American Premiere “She is a hero, and it so...

Speaking Her Truth: A Discussion with Jessica Rudman and Kendra Preston Leonard

by sarah | Apr 18, 2018

We are delighted to share this conversation between Jessica Rudman (JR) and Kendra Preston Leonard (KPL) as they discuss the upcoming Hartford Opera Theater and Hartford Independence Chamber Orchestra’s program “Speaking Her Truth,” which includes Rudman’s micro-opera...

A Nobel Honor for Amy Beach

by Liane Curtis | Dec 9, 2017

We are thrilled that the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, under the direction of Joana Carneiro, will be performing second movement, Alla Siciliana of Amy Beach’s “Gaelic” Symphony in E minor, Op. 32 (Women’s Philharmonic Advocacy Publications’ revised...