Featured Guest Blogger: Carol Cubberley on (RE)Discovering Amanda Maier

by Liane Curtis | Feb 11, 2016

Carol Cubberley, a freelance violinist in Boston, MA, became interested in uncovering music by women while at Boston Conservatory, and chose to play only music composed by women at her masters recital.  In 2013 Carol was the violinist for the Apple Hill Festival...

Sphinx Conference: Igniting Diversity in the Arts

by Liane Curtis | Feb 5, 2016

We at WPA are often reflecting on how our goals of incorporating women into the classical canon are parallel to those who work for racial and ethnic diversity in the music world. Plus, Black History Month – February – is adjacent to Women’s History Month, and...

Monday Link Round Up: December 7, 2015

by sarah | Dec 7, 2015

News to start your week! Right after we stopped to think about just how many stories about women conductors have made it to the news this year, the Orange County Register did a profile of Mirga Gražinyte-Tyla. You can also read Marin Alsop’s thoughts about the...

Are women composers STILL excluded from orchestral programming?

by Chris Trotman | Nov 22, 2015

A look at U.S. data: Our take on the 2016-2017 Season 2015-16 data gathered by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Our take on the 2015-16 Season 2014-15 data gathered by the Baltimore SO...

Moving Forward!! (Yes, we ARE moving forward!)

by sarah | Oct 22, 2015

Any classical music enthusiast is beyond tired of hearing about the “death” of the genre (a term that has been rightly refuted).  However, we can’t deny that the classical music community is not as flourishing as it once was, and that musicians,...

Listening to Women Online

by sarah | Oct 16, 2015

We are thrilled to have received so many applications for the 2015 Performance Grant!  It only takes a quick glance to get excited about the innovative, engaging, and out-of-the-box programming that so many professional, community, and youth ensembles have planned for...