Women's Philharmonic Advocacy

Category: resources

  • Back to School With Hildegard Publishing

    The Hildegard Publishing Company, which is named after my favorite medieval abbess and is one of my favorite resources for finding music composed by women, put together a great resource for music educators who may be looking for new resources for their classroom or studio. Be sure to check out their Back to School Guide…

  • Original Manuscripts For Sale

    Robert Owen Lehman is selling his collection of music manuscripts. The collection, which is valued at $135 million, is currently housed at The Morgan Library & Museum in NYC. Lehman hasn’t officially announced what he intends to do with the profits from the sale, but has been very clear that the buyer of the collection…

  • An Introduction to Young Composers

    NPR Music and Q2 (part of NYC’s WQXR) recently collaborated to question readers and listeners on their favorite composers under 40 years old. The open appeal was an invitation to a broad conversation on how to define what a composer looks like in the 21st century, including a wide array of genres. In the words…

  • Judith Tick and Ruth Crawford Seeger

    When discussing the recent history of American music, it would be remiss to not mention the name Ruth Crawford Seeger.  Her contributions as an educator to budding composers, as well as her contemporary compositions and research in folk traditions, are hugely significant not only in remembering the roots of American music, but also in moving…