Tag: activism
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WPA News Digest – December 2, 2024
There’s lots to be excited about for women in music as we kick off December! (Including a few gift ideas.) On Wednesday November 27, the Raices Negras Trio performed at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C. The group featured three members of the larger Raíces Negras Collective (pictured left): Dr.…
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Celebrating an African American Musician-Activist
Two days of events are celebrating the 150th birthday of Maud Cuney-Hare (1874-1936) who lived and worked in the Boston for more than 30 years, to elevate and preserve the work of African Americans in classical and traditional music. The presentations will made available in video format. More information here https://maudcuneyhare.blog/schedule/ Maud Cuney-Hare’s name may…
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WPA News Digest – August 19, 2024
Here’s some news to start your week! In July, 2024 the all-female Firdaus Orchestra of Dubai performed for two days as part of the multi-day wedding celebration of Radhika Merchant and Anant Ambani, son of Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani. The festivities were a particularly prestigious platform for the young orchestra, which was formed in October…
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WPA News Digest – July 29, 2024
Hope your week is off to a great start! Continuing the shake-up at the NYPhil, “A Power Vacuum at the Philharmonic” offers further reporting from Sammy Sussman at New York magazine. The April article “A Hidden Sexual-Assault Scandal at the New York Philharmonic” prompted a renewed investigation within the NYPhilharmonic and since then “at least…