That the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra is a sexist and racist organization is old news. It has been a topic for bloggers and classical music enthusiasts, including some who believe that the blatantly racist and sexist policies are justified. The status of women in the...
The Performing Arts Department of the Library of Congress publishes a semi-regular blog titled In the Muse. The blog has great information featuring items that are held in D.C. and are available for perusal. A Music Cataloger at the LOC, Laura Yust, was a recent...
British composer and educator June Boyce-Tillman just premiered a new work in honor of Julian of Norwich(appropriately) at the Norwich Cathedral. Though the premiere managed did not appear even as a blip on the radar of music journalists, the work or performance did...
There has been a small flurry of news surrounding some of the most well known women to wield a baton. Marin Alsop has been named the principal conductor of the Sao Paolo State Symphony Orchestra of Brazil. Story here. Alsop will also continue her tenure with the...
That the New York Philharmonic has a poor history of including women composers in their season offerings isn’t news, at least not to Women’s Philharmonic Advocacy or those of you who have been following our work. Data from repertoire reports (which I wrote about here...
