Tag: National Women’s Music Festival
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WPA News Digest – December 2, 2024
There’s lots to be excited about for women in music as we kick off December! (Including a few gift ideas.) On Wednesday November 27, the Raices Negras Trio performed at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C. The group featured three members of the larger Raíces Negras Collective (pictured left): Dr.…
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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…
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WPA News Digest: June 10, 2024
Start your week with some news highlights! Four women composers had their work workshopped as part of an EarShot composer-orchestra networking program, June 4 -6, 2024. The collaboration included the River Oaks Chamber Orchestra (ROCO) and the American Composers Orchestra (ACO), and culminated in a performance on Friday June 7 as part of the League…
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Monday Link Round Up: June 28, 2021
News and music to start your week! Congratulations go to conductor Oksana Lyniv, pictured above, who will be the first woman to lead the orchestra at the Bayreuth festival. Learn more about her career and her experiences being the only woman studying conducting at the college in Lviv. DW.com has the interview. Opera Steamboat has…