Camellia Symphony Celebrates Black History Month

by Liane Curtis | Feb 18, 2019

I hope you are having a great Black History Month!   I know I am, and as part of my celebration I attended the Camellia Symphony Orchestra’s concert, titled Past, Present, and Future. An ambitious and excellent community orchestra in Sacramento, they offered an...

Music to Love – Upcoming Concerts

by sarah | Feb 8, 2019

February is bringing us a wonderful assortment of concerts!  Last weekend saw the performances of works by Joan Tower and Amy Beach by the Springfield Symphony (read an excellent review at MassLive), as well as Libby Larsen’s Symphony No. 4 by the California...

Monday Link Round Up: January 21, 2019

by sarah | Jan 21, 2019

News and music to start your week! Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day!  As we remember his life and tragic death, we also work towards a truly equal society.  Julia Perry’s Stabat Mater seems like an apt soundtrack for this deeply meaningful day: On a positive...

2017-18 Season: By the Numbers

by sarah | Sep 8, 2017

Now that Labor Day, and the end of summer, has passed we are looking forward to the start of the 2017-18 concert season – and taking a critical look at what we can expect in the coming programming. We at WPA have been looking at the repertoire of major ensembles...

Celebrating Diversity in Michigan

by sarah | Nov 11, 2016

It’s been a rough week.  But I’m glad to know that we can take solace in music to reflect, regroup, be reminded of the value of diversity in the world around us, and move forward.  Lucky for us, there is a great opportunity to do just that this weekend! On...