Choral Work by Ethel Smyth in U.S. Premiere—May 14-1

by Liane Curtis | May 12, 2016

UPDATE: Read a review of the “The Prison”s American debut. While composer Ethel Smyth (1858-1944) has some name recognition, one of her most important works, the concert-length cantata “The Prison”, has never been performed in the U.S.....

Music You Shouldn’t Miss

by sarah | Apr 15, 2016

We are quickly approaching the end of the 2015-2016 concert season – but that hasn’t slowed down the pace of excellent concerts happening across the country.  This weekend two winners of WPA Performance Grants will present works by women.   On...

“Figaro Gets a Divorce” — new opera a triumph in Wales!

by Liane Curtis | Apr 6, 2016

Composer Elena Langer has achieved a brilliant success as she “completes” the Figaro “trilogy” for Welsh National Opera.  Complementing Mozart’s “Marriage” and Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville,”...

Celebrating March With Music by Women

by sarah | Mar 3, 2016

March is Women’s History Month – and while we think that every month is  good time to include women’s work in concert program, it’s a particularly appropriate time to reflect on women’s work and impact through time. There are several...

New Works This Weekend

by sarah | Feb 19, 2016

Congratulations to the Community Women’s Orchestra and Hartford Independent Chamber Orchestra – both WPA Performance Grant winners presenting works by women composers in concerts this weekend! This Saturday, February 20, the Hartford Independent Chamber...

No Excuses Project

by sarah | Nov 18, 2015

We are thrilled for the continued success – and social activism through music – of WPA Board Member, composer, conductor, and educator Kathleen McGuire.  We wrote last year about the premieres and acclaim that her collaborative project Street Requiem...