Tag: black women composers

  • Composers to Discover! Irene Britton Smith (and celebrating her birthday Dec. 22!)

    Composers to Discover! Irene Britton Smith (and celebrating her birthday Dec. 22!)

    We are happy to continue our series, Composers to Discover! featuring essays by students in the Public Musicology Certificate Program at Columbus State University, coordinated by Dr. Reba Wissner.  Today’s essay is by Riley Bryan, a recent graduate of the Schwob School of Music, Columbus State Univ., receiving a BA in Music as well as a Public Musicology…

  • WPA News Digest – September 2, 2024

    WPA News Digest – September 2, 2024

    As summer ends and fall educational and concert activities ramp back up, a lot of exciting news! From Sept. 15 – 18, The Buffalo Philharmonic and the International Conductors Guild will host a workshop for eight women conductors in Buffalo, New York. The four-day workshop will include roundtable discussions with JoAnn Falletta, Music Director of…

  • WPA News Digest, July 1, 2024

    WPA News Digest, July 1, 2024

    A few news items to start your week! On June 24th the latest in oboist Kate Rendall’s ongoing quest for justice from the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (NZSO) was reported on social media. Rendall has been appealing to the NZSO to investigate a previous member—her former oboe teacher—on issues of serious sexual misconduct, for the…