Sofia Gubaidulina and the New York Phil

by | Apr 5, 2011

The New York Philharmonic has been in the news (if only briefly) about their noticeable lack of inclusion of anything other than dead, white, men in their 2011-2012 concert season. But as I mentioned then, the NY Phil is just continuing a long-standing and unfortunate...

Kudos to the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra!

by | Mar 14, 2011

I recently wrote about the news from the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra that they are making a concerted effort to include and recognize the contributions of women musicians in their 2011-2012 concert season.  Just days after the BSO news was announced, I learned that...

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Announces Year of Celebrating Women

by | Mar 10, 2011

The BSO, led by Marin Alsop, just announced their 2011-2012 concert season which will be celebrating the music and achievements of women.  Season highlights include Honegger’s Jeanne d’Arc au Bûcher (which will be semi-staged), James Lee III’s piece about...

Who will lead the Boston Symphony??

by | Mar 3, 2011

James Levine’s announcement that he will resign as Music Director at the Boston Symphony Orchestra was of course big news today.  And “Let the guessing games begin,” said the Globe, with a piece naming four possible candidates, all of whom were...
Sexism Persists at Vienna Philharmonic

Sexism Persists at Vienna Philharmonic

by | Feb 25, 2011

That the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra is a sexist and racist organization is old news. It has been a topic for bloggers and classical music enthusiasts, including some who believe that the blatantly racist and sexist policies are justified. The status of women in the...

Alex Ross, Works by Women and the NYPhil

by | Feb 17, 2011

That the New York Philharmonic has a poor history of including women composers in their season offerings isn’t news, at least not to Women’s Philharmonic Advocacy or those of you who have been following our work.  Data from repertoire reports (which I wrote about here...