WPA News Digest – November 25, 2024

by Kathleen McGowan | Nov 25, 2024

2024 is wrapping up with plenty of chances to hear music by women composers! On November 24th, Imogen Holst’s Concerto for Violin and Strings (1935) received its first public performance at St Andrew’s Holborn in London by the Elgar Sinfonia of London...

WPA News Digest — October 21, 2024

by Kathleen McGowan | Oct 21, 2024

We’re here for another exciting week!! On Saturday October 26, the woman-founded Turkish American Orchestra (TAO) will give its debut performance in New York’s Symphony Space under the direction Nisan Ak. Cofounded by Ak and technology executive Ulku Rowe,...

WPA News Digest – October 7, 2024

by Kathleen McGowan | Oct 7, 2024

Marin Alsop and the ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra have recently enjoyed a successful eleven-city tour of Japan. In addition to classics by Beethoven and Mozart, their program included Jessie Montgomery’s Strum—a work that might be familiar to WPA readers, as...

2023 New Recording Wrap Up

by sarah | Jan 17, 2024

Even as we look forward to the concerts, projects, and music that lie ahead in the new year, let’s reaffirm New Year’s resolutions to listen to more works by women composers and have a look back at some of the best classical albums to come out of 2023. It’s time to...

Monday Link Round Up: January 18, 2021

by sarah | Jan 18, 2021

News and music to start your week! We in the United States are greatly anticipating Wednesday, January 20, which is inauguration day.  Though Washington D.C. will be missing the parades and festivities that are typically associated with the event, we can look forward...