Tag: women’s suffrage
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Conferences, concerts as eventful Women’s History month is launched
March is always busy, and this one is especially so! Feb. 29 (Leap day!) we have a concert by the Bay Area Rainbow Symphony featuring the he West Coast premiere of Ethel Smyth’s Overture to her opera The Boatswain’s Mate. This overture includes Smyth’s famous anthem, The March of the Women, and is included in…
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Monday Link Round Up: April 8, 2019
News and music to start your week! The Philadelphia Orchestra was in the news this week for hiring two new conductors – both of whom happen to be women. Erina Yashima has been appointed assistant conductor, and Lina Gonzalez-Granados is the newly appointed conducting fellow. Read more at the Philly Inquirer. We are particularly excited…
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Monday Link Round Up: March 18, 2019
News and music to start your week! Afghanistan’s first all-female orchestra is now on tour in the UK! They will perform in Oxford and London, with the highest profile venue being the British Museum. Read more about the orchestra and the tour at the BBC website. Bachtrack has an in-depth article about the tradition of…