by Liane Curtis | Jul 19, 2022
The music of Dame Ethel Smyth continues to draw more performances and recognition. Liane Curtis attended the moving performance of Smyth’s opera “The Wreckers” at the renowned Glyndebourne Festival, and offered this review. Glyndebourne’s video of the production...
by Liane Curtis | Jun 20, 2022
We return refreshed from our blog hiatus to celebrate Juneteenth! Thank you so much to all our fans who missed us! A. Kori Hill’s recent article, “Florence Price, NANM, & Self-Determination: Making a way for Black classical artists in Jim Crow America” tells us so...
by Liane Curtis | Feb 21, 2022
It’s a BIG week in Black History Month! We knew Julia Perry wrote a lot of music, of which only a small but astounding handful of works are ever heard. But a dramatic turn-around is happening – perhaps the result of BLM, and the re-assessment of everything prompted...
by Liane Curtis | Feb 14, 2022
Here’s some news for this week! Gabriella Smith’s vast and remarkable new work “One” was premiered by the Santa Rosa Symphony on Jan. 8. We are happy that it is available via this stream, (but only until until February 16), and we are proud to have supported this...
by Liane Curtis | Dec 4, 2020
Women’s Philharmonic Advocacy has launched our year-end fund-drive! Over the years we have worked to support orchestras in their efforts to program more works by women, and to bring these composers — of all historic eras, and from a range of backgrounds...
