Monday Link Round Up: April 12, 2021

by sarah | Apr 12, 2021

News and music to start your week! Read about the Sister Cities Girlchoir and their work with composer Erin Busch, pictured above, to educate and inspire.  Busch, who is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Pennsylvania, is dedicated to the education of women...

Monday Link Round Up: December 28, 2020

by sarah | Dec 28, 2020

News and music to start your week! Happy Christmas to all who celebrate!  Enjoy this lovely Christmas Prelude for Chamber Orchestra by Vítězslava Kaprálova, pictured above.  It was composed in 1939 and broadcast as part of the Paris PTT Radio program “Noël à...

Quinn Mason on Vítězslava Kaprálová

by Liane Curtis | Mar 17, 2020

Once again, we are happy to welcome Quinn Mason (fresh from his Seattle conducting debut) as Guest Blogger!  He offers his insights on Vítězslava Kaprálová, in particular two of her orchestral works, Rustic Suite (1938) and Military Sinfonietta (1936-1937). Vítězslava...

Monday Link Round Up: March 21, 2016

by sarah | Mar 21, 2016

News to start your week!   The Women Composers Festival of Hartford, which took place March 10-13, included a keynote address by WPA President Liane Curtis.  Conductor Dr. Amelia Nagoski offered her reflection on Liane’s message on her blog, Thoughtful...

Monday Link Round Up: January 5, 2016

by sarah | Jan 4, 2016

Some news to start your week – and your New Year!   A new month means a new quiz from Into the Light Radio!  Have a listen here and take a guess for a chance to win an orchestral sampler CD from WPA!   The Kapralova Society shared an exciting and...