2023 WPA Performance Grant Applications are Open!

by Liane Curtis | Sep 5, 2023

Women’s Philharmonic Advocacy is a non-profit organization which (since 2008) has been demanding equity for women composers and celebrating the legacy of The Women’s Philharmonic (1980-2004). Applications for 2023 WPA Performance Grants opened on September 1,...

WINNERS Announced of our 2022 Grant Program!

by Liane Curtis | Feb 27, 2023

From: Liane Curtis (President), and Sarah Baer (Director of Research), Women’s Philharmonic Advocacy Women’s Philharmonic Advocacy is delighted to announce the five winners for the their revised grant program: Akron Symphony Orchestra Chamber Orchestra of the Springs...

Grant Program Revised and Accepting Applications!

by sarah | Sep 12, 2022

The core mission of Women’s Philharmonic Advocacy has always been to advocate for, support, and celebrate the works of women composers being performed and recorded in contemporary orchestras.  It is  not enough to know of these composers or their music –...

Congratulations to the 2019 WPA Grant Winners!

by sarah | Jan 8, 2020

The 2019 WPA Performance Grant cycle was our most exciting – and most challenging – so far!  We had a record breaking 92 applicants and all of the judges were impressed with the variety of engaging programs that are planned for the coming years!...

Congratulations to the 2018 Performance Grant Winners!

by sarah | Jan 2, 2019

The 2018 WPA Performance Grant cycle brought a record number of applicants, exciting and diverse concerts to consider, and many wonderful programs to anticipate throughout the years of 2019 and 2020! As in the past, the strongest applicants programmed works by more...

Linda Luebke Strings Festival & Meira Warshauer

by sarah | Sep 27, 2018

This weekend (September 29-30) is the 2018 Linda Luebke Strings Festival in Terre Haute, Indiana.  The Festival offers a unique experience for strings students to grow in their musicianship through small ensemble experience, music theory, dance, composition,...