International Women’s Day Events 2021

by sarah | Mar 7, 2021

March 8 is International Women’s Day – and one of the few days of the year that those of us who seek out music by women composers have an abundance of choice.  Listen in to the different offerings that we have found: Renowned scholar and pianist Dr....

Women’s History Month 2021 Listening

by sarah | Mar 1, 2021

Throughout the month of March we will be posting a new work by a woman composer on Twitter every day.  Find us @WomensPhil to follow along, or bookmark this page, which will be updated as we go! ComposerWorkScoringRecordingPublication Information Denisch, BethFire...

Conferences, concerts as eventful Women’s History month is launched

by Liane Curtis | Feb 29, 2020

March is always busy, and this one is especially so! Feb. 29 (Leap day!) we have a concert by the Bay Area Rainbow Symphony featuring the he West Coast premiere of Ethel Smyth’s Overture to her opera The Boatswain’s Mate.  This overture includes...

Concerts & Events March 16-31

by Liane Curtis | Mar 11, 2019

Future Concerts & Events March 16-31 (by U.S. State, alphabetically) California The Bay Area Rainbow Symphony will perform Florence Price’s Symphony No. 1 on March 16. On March 24 the Berkeley Symphony will feature Sofia Gubaidulina’s Concerto for...

Monday Link Round Up: March 4, 2019

by sarah | Mar 4, 2019

Celebrate Women’s History Month by remembering women composers! Our 2019 Women Composers Calendar is now ON SALE!  Grab your copy for just $13, including shipping.  Find it in our shop. Plan ahead for the Women Composers Festival of Hartford Festival!  Find the...

Best of 2018! BBC International Women’s Day Orchestral Concert

by Liane Curtis | Jan 19, 2019

One of the most important events in music of 2018 was the BBC’s International Women’s Day broadcasts and live concerts.  Performances and recordings were aired based on special research aimed at bringing to light unknown music composed by women.  The...