The “Female Beethoven” rediscovered in north Germany!

by Liane Curtis | Feb 21, 2015

“The Norwegians have their Grieg, The Finns their Sibelius, the Poles have their Chopin.  And WE have Emilie Mayer – we just didn’t know it until now!”  So proclaimed the northern German Nordkurrier  in May 2012, when the Neubrandenburger Philharmonie...

25 Years Ago — Pioneering Work by The Women’s Philharmonic!

by Liane Curtis | Feb 8, 2015

Works by Fanny Hensel and Libby Larsen Presented in 1990 Bringing a major historic work to light and presenting a recently-composed work — along with a well-known historical reference point in music — was all in a day’s work for The Women’s...

2014 In Review

by sarah | Jan 7, 2015

Bachtrack, the online database for concerts happening throughout the world, has published their annual review of 2014.  They looked at all of the ensembles, conductors, composers, and pieces that were included on their website (which collects information from...

2010-2011 Repertoire Report

by sarah | Oct 30, 2014

While our priority at the moment is to get the word out about our Performance Grants, we thought we might take a moment to reaffirm the need for those grants, by taking a close look at some data about what orchestras are programming.  In our work to level the playing...

2014 Performance Grants

by sarah | Oct 9, 2014

We at Women’s Philharmonic Advocacy are delighted to announce that we are now accepting applications for the 2014 Performance Grants to support the works of women being performed.  Information about the  and the application form is available online. Grants will...

Happy Birthday, Amy Beach!!

by Liane Curtis | Sep 5, 2014

Today, Sept. 5, let’s celebrate Amy Beach’s birthday! She was a great composer of many firsts: the first American women to have a Symphony performed by a major orchestra (her “Gaelic” in 1896; her piano concerto of 1900 was another...