Category: education
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Featured Guest Blogger: Could an Academic Conference pass the Bechdel Test?
We welcome Dr. Penny Brandt to Feminist in the Concert Hall! She is a musicologist who recently completed a Ph.D. Dissertation on composer Elsa Olivieri Sangiacomo Respighi, and who is known for her leadership role with the Hartford Festival of Women Composers. This past weekend, I attended the annual meetings of the American Musicological Society…
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HAPPY 150th BIRTHDAY, AMY BEACH!!
As this year marks Amy Beach’s 150th birthday, much is being done in celebration about this remarkable woman’s life and work! Numerous orchestras, choral ensembles, chamber ensembles and soloists around the world have performed or will be performing works by the pioneering American composer/pianist this year and next in celebration. There are new recordings available…
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Representation in the Classroom
Representation matters. In recordings, in publications, in performance halls, and in classrooms. We were thrilled to learn about a new project to encourage more discussion and exploration of works by women in classrooms through music theory curriculum. The project and website, titled Music Theory Examples by Women, is a comprehensive and thoughtful resource to make…
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A Call to Action
This past year has brought about important conversations about women’s work in music, and many highly publicized opportunities for the public at large to become more informed and engaged with often-neglected music. Laura Seddon mentioned in her guest blog that though well-intentioned, these efforts often fall far short of real and lasting change. But it…