Concerts this weekend

by sarah | Mar 3, 2017

This weekend boasts a lot of great concerts and opportunities to support women’s work in music – contemporary and historic! There are two opportunities to hear Amy Beach’s historic Symphony this weekend.  If you happen to be in London, England this...

Call for Papers & Call for Scores

by sarah | Jan 4, 2017

We are excited to share two opportunities for scholars and composers to present and promote their work! Listening to Ladies, which has an outstanding podcast that showcases the work of contemporary women composers, has partnered with the contemporary ensemble Vent...

Announcing the 2016 Performance Grant Winners

by sarah | Nov 16, 2016

We were thrilled by the number of applications we’ve received this year – and the diverse range of programming ideas!  It is always energizing to hear about the good work being done by ensembles across the country, and the amazing partnerships and...

Activism through Music

by sarah | Sep 15, 2016

We’ve all heard that Music hath charms to soothe a savage breast (William Congreve) but music also has the power to incite action and raise awareness of critical issues in our society. Earlier this year we discussed The Dream Unfinished’s work, and the...

Press Release re. Performance Grants 2016

by Liane Curtis | Sep 12, 2016

Press Release re. Performance Grants Spring 2017 Women’s Philharmonic Advocacy (WPA) is happy to announce our Spring 2017 Performance Grants, with awards of $500 to $1000 available to all U.S. orchestras.  The deadline is March 10, and the application form is...