Blossom Street chamber choir are hoping to celebrate the 100th anniversary of women gaining the vote by releasing a CD of choral music by women composers, performed by women.
You can help them raise funds for this project here
https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/blossomstreet
And there is more information about the project here
https://www.nycgb.org.uk/news/a-good-time-to-celebrate-women
A new book examining what it is like to work in the classical music industry today, looking into inequality with regard to gender, race and class. A must have book for every music library. It is rather expensive but there is an ebook option.
A very measured post on the importance of trust and being seen to do the right thing in a difficult situation. And why the culture which tolerates sexual misconduct needs to change.
https://jessicamusic.blogspot.co.uk/2017/12/charles-dutoit-conducting-nhk-orchestra.html
60 FEMALE ARTISTS AND INNOVATORS ANNOUNCED FOR PRS FOUNDATION’S ‘KEYCHANGE’
Ten successful participants selected from six European countries to join the new international initiative empowering women to transform the music industry.
Keychange, a collaborative European programme led by PRS Foundation which aims to empower women to transform the music industry, is proud to announce 60 female artists and innovators for a groundbreaking programme spanning two years. Announced today at Hamburg’s Reeperbahn Festival, the successful participants will take part in a series of showcases, discussions, collaborations and a programme of creative labs at seven international festivals. Backed by an innovation fund to help test new projects and ideas, Keychange will culminate with a final event in Brussels at the European Parliament in 2019, at which Keychange partners will present a manifesto for change.Not just one update today but two ..... This is a generous offer from ISM who so brilliantly support musicians and composers with practical, networking and one to one expertise and help - follow the link below for full details.
To benefit from this outstanding offer please email [email protected] and I will send you the magic CODE! Obviously this is primarily for WiM members - however those of you reading this blog - or on out twitter feed @WomeninMusicUK are close in so ..... HURRY
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This looks interesting and an excellent initiative which more companies could be inspired to follow and empower girls and young women in areas where there are not good resources, much less an awareness of specifically supporting girls.
Four of the five winners of the 2017 BBC Proms Inspire Competition for young composers are female. A big congratulations to all the winners. Women in Music is very pleased to see such a talented new generation of young women coming up. It is very good, too, to see a gender balanced judging panel. It really does make a difference.
BBC Proms Inspire Day is the 14th August. Watch or listen in if you can.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2017/proms-inspire-winners
One of Women in Music founder members, award winning composer and much more Shirley J Thompson was DJ Ritu's guest in the Heritage series on Resonance FM recently so Women in Music decided to share the link https://www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/heritage-at-a-world-in-london-18th-july-2017/
DJ Ritu presents a special show with Shirley J. Thompson - prodigious composer, conductor, artistic director, educator and cultural activist. Here 'Heroines of Opera' features at Tete A Tete on 27 July 2017, while 'All the World is Better Meets The Woman Who Refused to Dance' is part of the Venice Biennale - Diaspora Pavilion from 13 May to 26 November 2017; and she is a featured artiste at the Black Sound Exhibition, Black Cultural Archives, 7 April to 4 November 2017. Visit www.twitter.com/socltweet for more information
Resonance 104.4fm & DAB in London www.resonancefm.com
Alison Blunt is a composer, performer, writer, arranger, educator and long standing member and supporter of Women in Music. News of her wonderful work can be found here:
