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The BBC News has announced that Irish conductor and composer Eimear Noone will make history this weekend as the first woman to conduct the Oscar ceremony…
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In 2015, when Meredith Monk walked into the White House to receive a National Medal of Arts from then President Obama, she says had a plan.She remembered,…
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Acclaimed conductor JoAnn Falletta was named Performance Today's 2019 Classical Woman of the Year. The award, which was given for the first time, honors…
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Clara Schumann blazed a path for women in music, composing and soloing at a time when it was unheard of for women to have a professional career in that…
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On International Women's Day (March 8th), WQXR, one of the largest classical radio stations in the U.S. presented a challenge to classical stations across…
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Elizabeth Jacquet was born into a Parisian family of musicians. She was educated in the court of Louis the 14th, and after her marriage to organist Marin…
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Although European Classical Music was dominated by men in the mid-18th century, Maddalena Lombardini wanted to be a professional violinist. She studied…
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Chinese-American composer Wang Jie was born in Shanghai shortly after the Culture Revolution, and came to the United States to study at the Manhattan…
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Scottish percussionist Evelyn Glennie lost her hearing at age 8, and taught herself to hear with other parts of her body, including her hands and feet.…
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In her teens and early 20s, New Zealand soprano Kiri Te Kanawa was a pop star and entertainer. After winning the Lexus Song Quest, she received a grant to…