Monday Link Round Up: August 17, 2020

by sarah | Aug 17, 2020

News and music to start your week! A lot to celebrate! August 18th marks the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th amendment, granting U.S. women the right to Vote!  Our illustration is from the Music in the Women’s Suffrage Movement article of the...

Monday Link Round Up: June 1, 2020

by sarah | Jun 1, 2020

It’s been an unbelievably difficult week for BIPOC (black, indigenous, and people of color) and allies.  We at WPA stand with you in the fight for justice. Though not outwardly stated by NPR, I suspect there’s little coincidence that they featured Lara...

TBT — Celebrating The Women’s Philharmonic!

by Liane Curtis | Jan 2, 2020

Happy New Year! We are starting a TBT  “Throwback Thursday” series to highlight some of the achievements of The Women’s Philharmonic, the great and influential ensemble (1980-2004). I was reading some work by music critic Joshua Kosman, and I came...

Monday Link Round Up: September 30, 2019

by sarah | Sep 30, 2019

News and music to start your week! The Philadelphia Orchestra has announced that they have discovered letters from Clara Schumann in their archives!  This is just after Clara’s 200th birthday celebration in which many world-famous ensembles spoke about her...

Monday Link Round Up: September 9, 2019

by sarah | Sep 9, 2019

News and music to start your week! The topic of women’s bodies – and body shaming – is not new to the world of classical music, and opera in particular. In recent news, soprano Kathryn Lewek received more words on her body in a review than about her...