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Nevertheless, she persisted.

Composer Amy Beach
Composer Amy Beach

This should be a big year for Amy Beach.  September 5th is the composer's 150th birth anniversary.  But aside from a few commemorative dates and this major event in Rochester, NY,not much else appears to be happening to mark her achievements.

“My work has always been judged from the beginning by work as such, not according to sex,” she insisted. “The question has rarely ever been raised.”

Read William Robin's profile in the New York Times here.

Brenda Tremblay has served as weekday morning host on WXXI Classical since 2009.