The Women's Philharmonic (TWP) was a San Francisco-based, professional orchestra founded by Miriam Abrams, Elizabeth Seja Min and Nan Washburn in 1981 and disbanded in 2004.
[2] A partial list of TWP's repertoire, compiled by Women's Philharmonic Advocacy, includes 283 works.
TWP's mission was "to change the face of what is played in every concert hall by incorporating works by women composers into the orchestral repertoire.
"[3] TWP's long list of accomplishments includes multiple awards for Adventurous Programming from ASCAP and the American Symphony Orchestra League.
Insufficient funds to meet programmatic needs was central to the closure of the orchestra in 2004.