September Calendar Now LIVE!

by sarah | Sep 1, 2016

September is a great month with concert seasons kicking off, cool, crisp weather on the horizon – and some impressive composer birthdays to celebrate! The September WPA calendar is now LIVE and ready to be downloaded.  Get your copy today and never miss and...

2016 Flier

by Liane Curtis | Aug 2, 2016

  Do you know these composers? Our Performance Grants can help your orchestra perform their music!!                                                         (Composers from upper left: Marianne Martines, Mary Watkins, Teresa Carreño, Ruth Schonthal, Elisabeth...

Meet Our Senior Music Editor

by Chris Trotman | Jun 5, 2016

Chris A. Trotman, praised for his “skillful orchestration” and “exquisite tact” (Rochester City Newspaper), is a music editor, engraver, arranger, orchestrator, composer, librarian, pedagogue and researcher.  He is a December 2013 graduate of the Kent State University...

Shocking Lack of Dead White Men Among 2016-2017 Repertories

by sarah | Apr 1, 2016

Orchestras across the country are beginning to announce programming for the 2016-2017 season – and we couldn’t be more THRILLED about the coming concerts! The top ensembles from across the country have finally decided to eschew the typical classical fare of more...

Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day!

by sarah | Mar 17, 2016

  On this day when we all celebrate Ireland and our (real or embellished) Irish heritage, let’s also take some time to listen to works by women that pay homage to the Emerald Isle.   Margaret Ruthven Lang (1867-1972) was born and raised in Boston....