WPA News Digest – July 29, 2024

by Liane Curtis | Jul 29, 2024

Hope your week is off to a great start! Continuing the shake-up at the NYPhil, “A Power Vacuum at the Philharmonic” offers further reporting from Sammy Sussman at New York magazine.  The April article “A Hidden Sexual-Assault Scandal at the New York Philharmonic”...

Marianna Martines and Her Symphony

by sarah | Sep 13, 2023

Marianna Martines (1744-1812) is considered to be among the most acclaimed and prolific composers in Vienna during her lifetime.  She was friends with Mozart, and Haydn (who lived on the top floor of her apartment block) gave her keyboard lessons.  Mozart and Haydn...

Hidden Herstory: Mozart and his female contemporaries

by Liane Curtis | Jul 22, 2022

The music of the traditional male canon is well documented; however the roles of the female composers who had roles in the musical lives of those men has been marginalized — this is the historic process of patriarchy.  For our new Hidden Herstory series we are...

Best of 2018! BBC International Women’s Day Orchestral Concert

by Liane Curtis | Jan 19, 2019

One of the most important events in music of 2018 was the BBC’s International Women’s Day broadcasts and live concerts.  Performances and recordings were aired based on special research aimed at bringing to light unknown music composed by women.  The...

International Women’s Day 2018

by sarah | Mar 7, 2018

In the past few years the enthusiasm and programming surrounding March 8 has expanded in exciting ways.  No doubt due to the response to #MeToo, #TimesUp, and #NeverAgain movements, the plans for this year’s International Women’s Day have felt even more...