Tag: katherine needleman

  • WPA News Digest: June 17, 2024

    WPA News Digest: June 17, 2024

    Here’s an update to start your week! The National Women’s Music Festival begins this week, June 20 to 23rd, 2024 in Madison, WI. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Festival, the NWMF Orchestra presents a program of women’s work in music led by Music Director Nan Washburn. We previously reported on the festival here, the program…

  • Live Protest against the NYPhil tomorrow May 20

    Live Protest against the NYPhil tomorrow May 20

    Just a quick update that Katherine Needleman and Lara St. John are organizing a protest tomorrow at the NY Philharmonic about the orchestra’s treatment of hornist Cara Kizer. The peaceful protest will take place at Lincoln Center, David Geffen Hall, at Noon. The protesters are urging the NYP to release from Kizer from her NDA…

  • Culture of Intimidation in the New York Philharmonic

    Culture of Intimidation in the New York Philharmonic

    A culture of sexual harassment continues to thrive in the world of classical music, as has often been documented, for instance here in 2018.  A new article in Vulture, the culture section of New York Magazine, details a case that began in 2010, when the New York Philharmonic was performing in Vail CO.  One of…