Singing in the offstage chorus for @SFConservMusic "Les Mamelles des Tiresias" tonight and tomorrow, which is exciting because I can now put the role of "10,000 newborn babies" on my résumé

— Patricia Wallinga 🎼⛵️ (@pwallinga) November 15, 2018

BREAKING: original choreography to the Hoedown from Copland's "Rodeo" recently unearthed, seen here recreated by esteemed dance troupe LMFAO pic.twitter.com/iJHfMroUxe

— Patricia Wallinga 🎼⛵️ (@pwallinga) October 7, 2018

violin player: (expresses even the vaguest interest in the works of marginalized composers)
me: HAVE YOU HEARD THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT OUR LORD AND SAVIOR FLORENCE PRICE

— Patricia Wallinga 🎼⛵️ (@pwallinga) November 12, 2018

You know you're doing great when you've got lipstick synergy with @nonstandardrep 💖 pic.twitter.com/QYdA5vlsF2

— Patricia Wallinga 🎼⛵️ (@pwallinga) October 25, 2018

Dear @chicagosymphony:

You are my home orchestra. I used to ask for tickets every birthday and Christmas growing up. You are a huge part of the reason I went into music. That's why it breaks my heart to see you do a 100% male season. https://t.co/PijYcVrBBS

— Patricia Wallinga 🎼⛵️ (@pwallinga) January 30, 2018

Fach of the day: if you can be a Mozart tenor or a Wagnerian soprano, can I be a Bernstein mezzo?

— Patricia Wallinga 🎼⛵️ (@pwallinga) September 5, 2018

Persichetti: hey, you wanna learn about some new ways to use extended tertian chords?
me: hell yeah!
Persichetti: alright. First rule of business is, they're supple.
me: ok cool, how do I use that?
Persichetti: ...
me: ...
Persichetti: ...
me: ...
Persichetti: ...they're supple

— Patricia Wallinga 🎼⛵️ (@pwallinga) November 8, 2018

pic.twitter.com/vEemkVMWGw

— Patricia Wallinga 🎼⛵️ (@pwallinga) October 4, 2018

OK composers, show me the worst tempo marking you've ever put in a piece or a draft. I'll start: pic.twitter.com/d7mSXH13WC

— Patricia Wallinga 🎼⛵️ (@pwallinga) September 29, 2018