Follow up to the 2020-2021 Repertoire Report

by sarah | May 12, 2020

We went back to the numbers – and looked back over the past three seasons – to see how the most prestigious ensembles in the United States are shaping their programming in terms of inclusion and diversity.  There has been significant pressure in recent...

500+ Operas by Women: Perform one today!

by Liane Curtis | Jul 19, 2019

[note: latest version of the opera database, March 2022, is here https://wophil.org/500ops/ ] Women’s Philharmonic Advocacy is happy to unveil our newly-updated database of 500+ Operas by Women! We invited Dr. Penny Brandt (one of the two noted scholars who...

Monday Link Round Up: July 15, 2019

by sarah | Jul 15, 2019

News and music to start your week! In case you missed it, don’t miss reading Megan Lavengood’s excellent piece on gender and hiring as it relates to the field of Music Theory Andrew Clements reviews the new recording by Isata Kanneh-Mason (pictured) of...

Monday Link Round Up: April 29, 2019

by sarah | Apr 30, 2019

News and music to start your week! WQXR often posts listicles of note – this week they shared again their list of 12 Romantic Composers Not Named ‘Liszt’ or ‘Brahms’.  Included are: Louise Farrenc, Clara Schumann, Augusta Holmès, Teresa...

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by Liane Curtis | Aug 19, 2014

Celebrating AMY BEACH!Are women composers STILL excluded from orchestral programming?A look at U.S. data:Is this progress? The 2019-2020 SeasonOur take on the 2016-2017 Season2015-16 data gathered by the Baltimore Symphony OrchestraOur take on the 2015-16...