Category: The Women’s Philharmonic
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TBT: 1998, The Women’s Philharmonic — recognized by the Supervisors of San Francisco
Throw-Back Thursday! The Women’s Philharmonic received this historic commendation from Board of Supervisors of San Francisco, on Dec. 10, 1998. WHEREAS, The Women’s Philharmonic is recognized locally and nationally as the only orchestra of its kind, dedicated to the promotion of women composers, conductors, and performers, and, WHEREAS, The Women’s Philharmonic, over its 17-year history,…
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The Absolutely Essential Work of The Women’s Philharmonic: Holding On To Women’s Music History By A Thin, Fraying Thread
We originally published this post on Feb 26, 2021 and are now reposting, since it is so important to our work! Guest author Mary Purpura completed an MA Thesis about The Women’s Philharmonic in 2016. Her research provided an important history of our founding organization, and we encouraged her to draw from her thesis and…
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Support Our Work! And get the new Beach children’s book!
We are offering a special gift to those who support us in our work: with a gift of US$40 or more, receive a copy of the wonderful new children’s book “Pitch Perfect and Persistent! The Musical Debut of Amy Cheney Beach” by Caitlin DeLems, illustrated by Alison Jay. We also offer legacy gifts of The…
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The Music of the Remarkable Mrs. Sirmen
We apologise for taking so long to get back to Part II of our post about composer and violinist Maddalena Laura Lombardini Sirmen (1745-1818). Part I, about her life, is found here. Our guest author is the London-based musician Martin Ash, whose website is www.martinashmusic.com. When Maddalena Laura Lombardini Sirmen embarked on her career, the…