2018-19 Season: By The Numbers

by sarah | Aug 30, 2018

The end of summer marks the beginning of a new orchestral season. As in past years, it’s time look at what the top American orchestras have planned for the coming year. I was especially wanted to see if the recent national and international conversations about...

the 44th Annual SAM Conference (part 1): Three Operas

by Liane Curtis | Mar 26, 2018

Our reporter Tim Diovanni continues his report from the Society for American Music 44th Annual Conference.  (Read his Introduction here) Operas by Beach, Smyth, and Higdon: Compelling Opportunities for Diversification In this first installment of the series, I...

Past Grant Winners

by sarah | Sep 17, 2017

Grants Overview 2023 Performance Grant Application Help The following ensembles were recipients of Women’s Philharmonic Advocacy Performance Grants for 2024 – 2026: Boston Landmarks Orchestra offers free outdoor concerts throughout the summer, consistently...

2017-18 Season: By the Numbers

by sarah | 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...

Representation in the Classroom

by sarah | Apr 21, 2017

Representation matters.  In recordings, in publications, in performance halls, and in classrooms. We were thrilled to learn about a new project to encourage more discussion and exploration of works by women in classrooms through music theory curriculum.  The project...