by Kathleen McGowan | Mar 30, 2026
March is ending! And with the end or Women’s History Month, we unfortunately find fewer orchestras including works by women. The point of Women’s History Month is to celebrate the contributions of women, which in the past were so often excluded, and to...
by Kathleen McGowan | Mar 1, 2026
Women’s History Month has arrived! On March 1, Grace Lewis leads the Houston Women’s Chamber Orchestra (HWCO) in the Houston Professional Musicians’ Association’s 3rd Annual International Women’s Month celebration. Lewis recently received the...
by Kathleen McGowan | Nov 12, 2025
Sarah Kirkland Snider’s opera HILDEGARD premiered on November 5th in a production by the Los Angeles Opera, directed by Elkhanah Pulitzer. The production appeared in LA Opera’s Off Grand series that showcases new works. It ran through November 9 at The Wallis in...
by Kathleen McGowan | Jun 9, 2025
There’s lots of news and listening this week! The Community Women’s Orchestra has announced Samantha Burgess’s appointment as Music Director, promoted from her position as Interim Director in the 2024–25 season. She is also Assistant Conductor for the Berkeley...
by Kathleen McGowan | May 5, 2025
Lots of exciting news this week! On May 4th, the Santa Barbara City College presented its women composers concert at the Garvin Theater on the SBCC campus. The program selections were an enviable combination of classic/historical composers and contemporary ones—all...
