by Liane Curtis | Feb 15, 2018
With two upcoming performances of music by Dora Pejačević taking place in the next few weeks, we wonder if this remarkable but little-known composer, who was writing powerful orchestral works a century ago, is finally ready for rediscovery. [Wondering how to...
by Liane Curtis | Jan 29, 2018
The main focus of “Feminist in the Concert Hall,” and in fact our WPA website is to examine and draw attention to music composed by women (especially orchestral music), with the hopes that such works will be performed more often. Thus we seek to expand the...
by Liane Curtis | Dec 21, 2017
A group of 60 Boston-area musicians has petitioned the Boston Symphony Orchestra for increased diversity in the repertoire presented by the orchestra in their Symphony Hall programming. Women’s Philharmonic Advocacy’s work is in mentioned in the article...
by Liane Curtis | Oct 18, 2017
GRANT UPDATE — we are having problems with our online form (which is down at the moment) — and we are extending our deadline to OCT. 27.
by Liane Curtis | Sep 1, 2017
While there is A LOT going on with women composers and classical music, it is nice to focus — for a few days — on the great achievements of Amy Beach, who is recognized in this important article! Our thanks to journalist and public musicologist William...
by Liane Curtis | Aug 11, 2017
We are happy to welcome guest blogger Timothy Diovanni! An undergraduate student in musicology at Columbia University, he is also a clarinetist. He writes extensively about New York City’s music scene as a columnist at The Columbia Lion and he has his own blog,...
