SAM Conference: Day 2

by sarah | Mar 23, 2019

Friday brought another exciting day of conversation, connection, and potential for future collaboration! After a day of papers and conversations the WPA team had the opportunity to visit the historic Cabildo – which was the title of and setting for Amy...

Music to Love – Upcoming Concerts

by sarah | Feb 8, 2019

February is bringing us a wonderful assortment of concerts!  Last weekend saw the performances of works by Joan Tower and Amy Beach by the Springfield Symphony (read an excellent review at MassLive), as well as Libby Larsen’s Symphony No. 4 by the California...

Monday Link Round Up: August 20, 2018

by sarah | Aug 20, 2018

News and music to start your week! The Philadelphia Orchestra is collaborating with American Composers Orchestra to offer a closed reading session for six up-and-coming women composers.  Though not open to the public, the ensemble will perform and critique each work...

Beach’s Bal Masqué in Boston Performance

by Liane Curtis | Aug 19, 2018

Update: concert postponed to Aug. 23 because of rain. Amy Beach’s delightful waltz, Bal Masqué, op. 22, is part of this week’s concert by Boston’s Landmark Orchestra.  Titled “Symphonic Dances” the Aug. 22 event features “music to...

Monday Link Round Up: June 11, 2018

by sarah | Jun 11, 2018

News and music to start your week! The Library of Congress blog, In the Muse, highlights Women Composers Hiding in Plain Sight. Written by Music Reference Specialist Melissa E. Wertheimer, she discusses a fantastic photograph she found, and the backstory she...