BBC Proms 2021: By the Numbers

by sarah | Jun 2, 2021

In a year unlike any other for classical music programming, it is simply a relief to know that live music is once again being scheduled, and that audiences are once again meeting in person.  Those of us that crave concert halls and the anticipation of a downbeat will...

Monday Link Round Up: December 14, 2020

by sarah | Dec 14, 2020

News and music to start your week! Congratulations go to Nathalie Stutzmann, pictured above, who was just named principal guest conductor of The Philadelphia Orchestra.  The three year contract will begin with the 2021-2022 season.  The Philadelphia Inquirer has more....

Monday Link Round Up: April 27, 2020

by sarah | Apr 27, 2020

News and music to start your week! Happy birthday to Dame Ethel Smyth! (April 22) Read reflections about the great composer, pictured right, by WPA Board Member Robyn Bramhall. There’s a wonderful new newsletter, “Fantastic Women Composers and Where To...

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...

Featured Guest Blogger: Quinn Mason on Diversity in Music

by Liane Curtis | Sep 30, 2019

We found Quinn Mason’s Youtube channel devoted to women conductors some months ago.  This is truly an amazing channel, featuring more than 150 recordings of ensembles led by 50+ different women conductors, representing a different range of backgrounds, ages and...