Monday Link Round Up: January 28, 2018

by sarah | Jan 28, 2019

News and music to start your week! It’s always exciting to listen to a new episode of Listening to Ladies! Episode 24 features a conversation with Alondra Vega-Zaldivar, a Canadian composer born in Cuba. Find more information and examples of her work on the LtL...

Best of 2018! BBC International Women’s Day Orchestral Concert

by Liane Curtis | Jan 19, 2019

One of the most important events in music of 2018 was the BBC’s International Women’s Day broadcasts and live concerts.  Performances and recordings were aired based on special research aimed at bringing to light unknown music composed by women.  The...

Congratulations to the 2018 Performance Grant Winners!

by sarah | Jan 2, 2019

The 2018 WPA Performance Grant cycle brought a record number of applicants, exciting and diverse concerts to consider, and many wonderful programs to anticipate throughout the years of 2019 and 2020! As in the past, the strongest applicants programmed works by more...

Monday Link Round Up: December 3, 2018

by sarah | Dec 3, 2018

News and music to start your week! I can think of no better way to start a new week than with a new episode of Listening to Ladies!  In this latest episode Elizabeth Blair discusses composition with Reena Esmail.  Listen below – but find even more links and...

Monday Link Round Up: November 26, 2018

by sarah | Nov 26, 2018

News and music to start your week! Funny thing – as more women musicians are being asked to listicle their favorite pieces, more works by women are being noted and gaining some much deserved attention.  Take, for example, the recent article in The Guardian...