In the research that I have done about the performance of works by women composers in major American symphonies, what is only slightly more surprising than the prevalence of works written by dead, white, men is the number of solo pieces that are performed during a...
In honor of the seventieth birthday of one of the most performed American composers (regardless of gender), the Cassatt String Quartet is honoring Joan Tower’s works in a birthday-tribute concert series. The Cassatt Quartet, named after American impressionist...
It has taken decades, but the appearance of women musicians in professional orchestras is no longer startling to audiences or donors. The long fight to find a place among the best-of-the-best, combating teachers who refused to train women and conductors who refused to...
I suppose it was only a matter of time before television directors, perhaps desperate for a new idea, attempted an unorthodox and possibly fatal combination: classical music and popular culture. Enter Maestro, a British reality program that challenges celebrities to...
