Upcoming Premieres in Seattle

by sarah | Nov 4, 2015

I am late in congratulating the Saratoga Chamber Orchestra of Whidbey Island in their performance of Lili Boulanger’s D’un matin de printemps and D’un sir triste.  We at WPA were so thrilled to help fund this performance of works by such a talented...

Boulanger Premiere!

by sarah | Feb 25, 2015

I was thrilled to learn that a long-lost work by Lili Boulanger will finally receive its premiere on Thursday, February 26. The Royal College of Music will present the work at the Royal Festival Hall.  The Philharmonia Orchestra’s website provides more...

International Women’s Day and the Boulanger Sisters

by sarah | Mar 8, 2014

Today is International Women’s Day!  And to celebrate, today’s post is about two sisters who made an international impression during their lives, and after. Lili Boulanger (1893-1918) and Nadia Boulanger (1887-1979) were French natives, and  sisters who...

The 1.7 Percent: Distilling the 2008-2009 Repertoire Reports

by SMBrown | Aug 24, 2012

Stories about “the 1%” abound in the media, but today I would like to shine a light on a far less reported, though far more relevant for this site’s purposes, statistic: the 1.7%. Our own Sarah Baer crunched the numbers (provided by the League of American...

More on Women’s History Month

by sarah | Mar 17, 2011

As I mentioned at the beginning of this month, every month is Women’s History Month at WPA, as it is in every feminist community.  There are many concerns and mixed feelings about what it means to separate one month for the recognition of one group – and...