Monday Link Round Up: September 18, 2017

by | Sep 18, 2017

News to start your week! This past weekend academics, performers, and music enthusiasts gathered at the University of New Hampshire to remember the lives and work of Amy Beach and Teresa Carreño.  The Eagle Tribune wrote about the conference, and specifically wrote...

Monday Link Round Up: September 11, 2017

by | Sep 11, 2017

News to start your week! NewMusicBox has an interview with American composer George Walker, who is still composing at 95.  Learn more about his life and compositions on the NewMusicBox website, and through the video below:   Also this week on NewMusicBox, Shi-An...
2017-18 Season: By the Numbers

2017-18 Season: By the Numbers

by | Sep 8, 2017

Now that Labor Day, and the end of summer, has passed we are looking forward to the start of the 2017-18 concert season – and taking a critical look at what we can expect in the coming programming. We at WPA have been looking at the repertoire of major ensembles...
September 5, AMY BEACH DAY

September 5, AMY BEACH DAY

by | Sep 5, 2017

“I, Martin J. Walsh, Mayor of Boston, do hereby declare September 5, 2017 to be: Amy Beach Day in the City of Boston. I urge all my fellow Bostonians to join me in recognizing and honoring Amy Beach as one of the most successful American composers.”