Leaha Villarreal

Composer | Elefant (@HotelElefant)

[NewMusicBox @newmusicbox]

Many of today's conductors are following a multi-faceted, entrepreneurial career path and @LidiyaConductor outlines how this shift could help bring the revitalization that the classical music industry so desperately seeks. https://t.co/o0DPISj2xC

[Rand Steiger @rand_steiger]

UCSD is searching for a composer colleague. Please retweet. We want to cast the widest net possible.

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[Leaha Villarreal @leahamaria]

@isabelkimx I'm on a Fiona Apple kick right now. Still packs a punch and authentic AF.

[Kamala Harris @KamalaHarris]

The federal minimum wage:
April 1, 1990: $3.80
April 1, 1991: $4.25
October 1, 1996: $4.75
September 1, 1997: $5.15
July 24, 2007: $5.85
July 24, 2008: $6.55
July 24, 2009: $7.25

Ten years later & the federal minimum wage hasn't moved from $7.25. This is why I #FightFor15.

[Leaha Villarreal @leahamaria]

@mhall_viola Get well soon!

[Leaha Villarreal @leahamaria]

Michelle Millar Fisher and the group Art + Museums Transparency call on institutions to stop offering such programs. Read More Culture Workers, Just Say No to All Unpaid Internships https://t.co/JR1aGuojn2 via @artnewsmag

[Leaha Villarreal @leahamaria]

Michelle Millar Fisher and the group Art + Museums Transparency call on institutions to stop offering such programs. Read More Culture Workers, Just Say No to All Unpaid Internships https://t.co/JR1aGuFULC via @artnewsmag

[Leaha Villarreal @leahamaria]

@SgtYamm Always loved this house! Many a happy time.

[Leaha Villarreal @leahamaria]

@NickWritesMusic @BMPOPERA So glad we were concert buddies on that one! Brava and well deserved! 🎈🎶🎉

[The Pulitzer Prizes @PulitzerPrizes]

Congratulations to Ellen Reid, Roxie Perkins, @LAOpera, @CalArtsREDCAT and @BMPOPERA. #Pulitzer

[andPlay @andPlayduo]

“The intersections of time, convenience, comfort, cost, relationships, and values shape our decisions about how far is too far to travel for any particular thing, and these decisions are not only personal,... https://t.co/bB4kNF4aD5

[Aubrey Bergauer @AubreyBergauer]

A few weeks ago I served on a panel on gender equity in classical music at @c4newmusic. They just released a written summary of the discussion and highlighted a lot of the work we’ve done at CA Symphony plus positive steps others have taken. More of this! https://t.co/8eiNYWF0PM

[Leaha Villarreal @leahamaria]

@piesaac Toi toi toi! Still at work but there in spirit! 🎉

[Los Angeles Times @latimes]

Judith Jamison, artistic director emerita of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, recalls early years and the racism the company faced while touring the nation. Her current mission: Keep the late Ailey's integrity alive through a new generation of dancers.
https://t.co/FXCqr9dtHm

[Leaha Villarreal @leahamaria]

Brava, Philly. #futureisfemale https://t.co/fU4iIyH2Oi

[Leaha Villarreal @leahamaria]

#BRB in 23 months...#EqualPay issues affect more than one day.

[Ilhan Omar @IlhanMN]

It takes women 15 months to earn what men brought home last year.
It takes Native women 20 months.
It takes black women 21 months.
It takes Latina women 23 months.

When we disinvest from healthcare, education, housing and labor protections, women suffer. #EqualPayDay

[Leaha Villarreal @leahamaria]

Yaaas West Coast 💖!!! #NMG2020 is going to be great!

[New Music Gathering @NewMusGathering]

BIG NEWS for #NMG2020 🎉!! We're thrilled to announce that our next gathering will be in Portland, OR from June 18-20, 2020! Applications are now OPEN celebrating the theme of "Local Action" due 5/20/19. Big cheers to our partners @ThirdAngle, @fEARnoMUSIC, & @Portland_State 💚!!

[Leaha Villarreal @leahamaria]

@pattister Happy happy! Ice cream soon! ✨🎈🍦

[Leaha Villarreal @leahamaria]

@mezzoihnen My sympathies to you and your family. So sorry for your loss. 💐