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...
By Sarah Baer The recent publication of Heart of a Woman: The Life and Music of Florence B. Price marks a bittersweet celebration. This definitive biography of Price, long awaited, is an invaluable addition to the field of feminist musicology, and joins the...
News and music to start your week! TODAY we celebrate the publication of the long-awaited The Heart of a Woman: The Life and Music of Florence B. Price, by Dr. Rae Linda Brown, from the University of Illinois Press. (June 22 is listed by Amazon as the publication...
News and music to start the week. In the continued protests, and continued attacks by police on peaceful protesters, we are heartened by the reactions from musicians, and music scholars, in working towards a more just society. One of the standouts from the past week...
It’s been an unbelievably difficult week for BIPOC (black, indigenous, and people of color) and allies. We at WPA stand with you in the fight for justice. Though not outwardly stated by NPR, I suspect there’s little coincidence that they featured Lara...
