Grammy for Price, Montgomery, Coleman, NY Youth Symphony! … and thoughts on Tár

by Liane Curtis | Feb 6, 2023

Exciting News from the Grammys!  the NY Youth Symphony has won a GRAMMY in the competitive category of Best Orchestral Performance, with their CD of music by Florence Price, Jessie Montgomery, and Valerie Coleman!  Many are pointing out that it is the first time for a...

Link Round Up: January 25, 2022

by Liane Curtis | Jan 25, 2022

Here’s some news for this week! Juilliard Focus Festival 2022, The Making of an American Music, 1899-1948 is taking place this week with much of it streaming.  The January 28 concluding orchestral concert will be conducted by Mei Ann Chen, and features Melissa...

Monday Link Round Up: December 6, 2021

by Liane Curtis | Dec 6, 2021

The Philadelphia Orchestra, led by Yannick Nézet Séguin, performs Florence Price’s Symphony No. 3 in a Digital Stage performance on Wednesday, December 8.  The concert is then available for on-demand access until Dec. 15.  Also on the program is Amanda...

Monday Link Round Up: April 19, 2021

by sarah | Apr 19, 2021

News and music to start your week! Congratulations to Sherri Chung, pictured above, the first Asian-American woman to compose the music for an hour-long network drama.  Listen in to her scores on the new series, “Kung Fu” (a “reimagining of the 1970s...

Monday Link Round Up: March 22, 2021

by sarah | Mar 22, 2021

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...