The BBC Proms season is here again and I will be promoting concerts featuring women composers and conductors. Tonight the Canadian composer Zosha Di Castri features in the first night, with her work Long Is the Journey – Short Is the Memory. The BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus and BBC Singers are conducted by Karina Canellakis, 7.30 pm
First half live on BBC Two, second half live on BBC Four.
More here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/ecj5q9
There's been so many amazing recordings out this year of women composers, both contemporary and historical. Now you can check them all out with this new spreadsheet.
Every single 2019 release of exclusively women composers, all with links to listen and buy too!
Hopefully it'll be a fantastic resource and inspiration.
(Is there one missing? Contact The Daffodil Perspective and it'll be added)
The one and only gender equal classical music radio show championing women and playing 90 minutes of awesome and diverse classical music.
This week looking at 82 year old Erika Fox's first commercial recording Paths, music from Swedish romantic and champion for women's rights Elfrida Andree plus some fun wind band pieces from Asia.
https://www.mixcloud.com/TheDaffodilPerspective/the-daffodil-perspective-7th-july-2019/
Summer Piano Recital
Natalie Bleicher, Hannah Gill & Tim Pryce
Three pianists perform music by Rachmaninoff and beyond, including new music by British and Irish composers, Sarah Rodgers, Issie Barratt, Jennifer Fowler, Karen Tanaka and Natalie Bleicher.
Saturday 6 July 2019, 6:30-7:30pm followed by drinks
St Cuthbert's Church, Fordwych Road, London NW2 3TN
Kilburn (Jubilee line) 5 min walk, Brondesbury or West Hampstead Thameslink 10
min walk
Entrance by donation
Links: https://stcuthbertschurchhampstead.org.uk/2019/06/26/saturday-6-july-at-630pm-summer-piano-recital/
https://www.nataliebleicher.com/2019/05/10/6-july-2019-concert-in-west-hampstead/
The Daffodi Perspective is back championing gender equality with an awesome new show including amazing new releases from Christine Jobson, Eleanor Alberga and PARMA Recordings plus composer of the week Elisabetta Gambarini, an early crowdfunder in 18th century London.
https://www.mixcloud.com/TheDaffodilPerspective/the-daffodil-perspective-30th-june-2019/
Why did reviewers of Bjork’s 2006 Vulnicura album give full credit to her male co-producer, and ignore her efforts – even though she was boss in the studio?
Why is the studio now a woman’s room of one’s own?
I’ll be talking about this and more, with singer/composer PAULA WOLFE next Monday 1 July @The Harrison. She's playing live at the launch of her new album White Dots and book, Women in the Studio.
In early January 2010, Paula travelled by train from her studio in Norfolk to interview Isabella Summers from Florence and The Machine at Dean Street Studios, Soho for what was then PhD research, now a book: Women in The Studio, Creativity, Control and Gender in Popular Music Production (Routledge) on music production and gender, due for publication June 27. The train back that evening was delayed because the scheduled driver didn’t show up for his shift. Whilst the others passengers expressed their outrage, Paula started to imagine what might have caused the driver’s failure to turn up.
https://www.wegottickets.com/event/474002
Natalie Bleicher (solo piano)
Saturday 22 June 2019 at 12pm
St James’s Church, High St, Bushey WD23 1BD. It’s about a mile from Bushey station. Trains from London Euston take about 20 minutes.
Coffee served from 11am, light lunches at 1pm.
Programme:
Issie Barratt Before Time
Natalie Bleicher Deine Schönen Hände
Paul Burnell 3 Plain Pieces
Jennifer Fowler Piece for E.L.
Ben Hanlon Three pieces (world premiere)
Sarah Rodgers Toccata 47 (world premiere)
Karen Tanaka selection from Our Planet Earth
The concert will last approx. 45 minutes.
https://www.nataliebleicher.com/2019/05/10/22-june-2019-recital-in-bushey/
In the run up to the release of her first profile album, WiM founder member Jenny Fowler is interviewed by Anni Heino of Resonate Magazine. She talks about how she became a composer, the support she has encountered along the way, her current work and collaboration with Lontano ensemble, and the prejudices that women composers came up against in the 1980s, which led to the foundation of Women in Music.
Donne, Women in Music have a survey that our followers might be interested in taking part in, which is investigating your views on how to make a difference for women in music.
You can find the survey here
https://forms.gle/P8NAXKbRdqppRf7Y7
And for more about the project Donne, Women in Music