Welcome - About Us

Women's Philharmonic Advocacy is a newly-founded non-profit organization that will:

• Recognize the achievement of The Women's Philharmonic (1980-2004) over their 24 years of activity.
• Build on this work by advocating for the performance of women composers by orchestras and ensembles.
• Address the place of women composers (historic and contemporary) in today's repertoire of orchestras and ensembles in the US and internationally.
• Present information that highlights the shortage of programming of works by women; the heritage of TWP emphasizes that should and can be corrected.

Board of Directors:

Liane Curtis - President

Resident Scholar, Women's Studies Research Center, Brandeis University

President, The Rebecca Clarke Society, Inc.

Nan H. Washburn

Co-founder and Artistic Director of The Women's Philharmonic

Music Director and Conductor of the Plymouth Symphony

Judith Rosen

Music activist, Author of Grazyna Bacewicz: Her Life and Works. Past Board Member of The Women's Philharmonic

Joan Capra

Violinist, musician with The Women's Philharmonic

Researcher of historic women composers, provided material for TWP's Baroquen Treasures recording

Beth Denisch

Composer and Music Faculty
The Berklee College of Music

Advisory Committee:

Robyn Bramhall

Past President, The Women's Philharmonic

Senior Professional in Human Resources

Ruth Lomon

Composer, Resident Scholar, Women's Studies Research Center, Brandeis University

Composer-in-Residence for Boston Secession