In the July/August edition of Symphony Magazine, published by the League of American Orchestras, Susan Elliott, taking note of the recent demographics revealed in the 2010 census, asks, “Why don’t American orchestras look like America?” This isn’t a new question but,...
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...