News and music to start your week! Learn more about composer, conductor, and pianist Avril Coleridge-Taylor, pictured above, daughter of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. Classical FM introduces readers to the composer, who is too often forgotten, and shares some of her...
News and music to start your week! Congratulations continue to pour in for Ethel Smyth’s first-ever Grammy, thanks to the recording by James Blachly and The Experiential Orchestra! This crowdfunded CD, which WPA was proud to help support, has been praised since...
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....
News and music to start your week! Leah Broad writes for The Guardian about the importance in remembering all histories in the retelling of music history. She particularly champions the life of and work of Dame Ethel Smyth, pictured above, throughout her article...
News and music to start your week! I Care If You Listen featured two women composers last week. First, Pulitzer Prize Winner Du Yun (pictured above) shared a list of listening suggestions – a great way to expand our weekly playlists. They also spoke with...
