1 year, 42 shows, 55 hours of music. How did it go?

409 composers including 204 female composers, 155 living composers and 40 BAME composers/composers of colour.

33 hours of music by women composers, 13 hours of music by living women composers, 6.75 hours of music by BAME composers/composers of colour

584 pieces including 339 by female composers.

14 pieces per week on average including 8 by women, 3 by living composers and from May onwards every show had at least 1 piece by a BAME compose/composer of colour.

Most Played Composer: Florence Price (14 times)

Mozart was played twice, Bach twice and Beethoven once.

See the full infographic report here: 

https://daffodilperspective.files.wordpress.com/2019/11/the-daffodil-perspective-1st-year-analysis-1.pdf

The Daffodil Perspective is now 1 year old!

Celebrate 1 year of championing gender equality in classical music with this special birthday show, featuring a special selection of some favourite pieces from throughout the year.

https://www.mixcloud.com/TheDaffodilPerspective/the-daffodil-perspective-1st-birthday-show/

This week discussing the work and music of visionary composer Wendy Carlos and a very exciting world premiere recording of Margaret Bond's epic cantata The Ballad of the Brown King from Malcolm J Merriweather and company.

Plus music from Elfman, Elisabeth Lutyens, Arvo Part and more!

https://www.mixcloud.com/TheDaffodilPerspective/the-daffodil-perspective-1st-november-2019/

The Tailleferre Ensemble will be playing Rhian Samuel's Redlands Suite, Cecilia McDowall's Century Dances & Claude Arrieu's Trio tomorrow at All Saint's Church, High Wycombe, 1:10pm.

http://www.allsaintshighwycombe.org/concerts.html

Women in Music has learned of an excellent new resource listing works for clarinet by women composers. The resource can be found here https://www.clarinetrepertoire.com/ 

It's the last ever Fun With Florence feature this week, wrapping up a year of celebrating the incredible music of Florence Price.

In honour of Black History Month UK there some special surprises as well.

Plus music from conductor Mei-Ann Chen, badass brass from composer Lucy Pankhurst and exciting new albums from Annabelle Berthomé-Reynolds and Gillian Smith.

https://www.mixcloud.com/TheDaffodilPerspective/the-daffodil-perspective-25th-october-2019/

Rachel Jepson's new book, Mental Health In The Music Industry: A Guide will be of interest to women working in the music industry. Rachel is a musician and counsellor with more than twenty years experience in the music industry who has presented her work to the ISM and Help Musicians UK amongst others.

Rachel says

There are many issues affecting the mental health of women in the music industry. I write about some of these issues in my new book ‘Mental Health in The Music Industry: A Guide’. To begin with, there is a major gender imbalance within the music industry in terms of senior management. According to a survey by UK Music, only 30% of senior positions in the music industry are occupied by women. Why is this? It could be a lack of encouragement, self-esteem, confidence and role models. There are a lack of role models and opportunities when it comes to certain music industry roles such as managers, tour managers, producers, mixers, sound engineers leading to some women not believing they will succeed if they pursue these careers. Women also have the added pressure of touring and working in the music industry whilst being a mother, feeling pressure from their orchestra, label, manager etc to tour whilst also feeling judged and guilty if they do so. It has been well-documented that some female artists have been abused, controlled and harassed whilst working in the music industry. There is a culture of: ‘’You’re lucky to be here and someone else will do it if you don’t.’’ For women in the industry, there is always a pressure to look beautiful and accept that they will be sexualised; this is not the same for men. Famous female musicians who live in the public eye are scrutinised, criticised and trolled if they have put on weight, had surgery, dyed their hair, worn the wrong dress leading to issues such as anxiety, depression, eating disorders and a distorted body image. I am not saying that some of the issues do not affect men, but they are a part of everyday life for most women in the music industry. Awareness must be raised of some of these issues, and support provided. I’m hoping this book, and my CPD accredited course in Mental Health Awareness In The Music Industry will address this.

Join me on a trip round the world this week, going down under with music from composer of the week Peggy Glanville-Hicks and friends Paul Bowles, Arthur Benjamin and Peter Sculthorpe.

A PARMA Recordings double bill this month with music from Mira Spektor and Finnish composer Maija Hynninen.

Plus Mexican music conducted by Alondra de la Parra, African music performed by Rebeca Omordia, Cuban music performed by Rachel Barton Pine and a flute concerto by Sally Beamish.

https://www.mixcloud.com/TheDaffodilPerspective/the-daffodil-perspective-18th-october-2019/

Scordatura Women's Music Collective concert performing music by women composers.

Rebecca Clarke - Prelude, Allegro and Pastorale

Rebecca Clarke - Lullaby and Grotesque

Hildegard of Bingen - O Eterne Deus

Hilary Tann - Kilvert's Hills

Amy Bryce - The House That Man Built

Phylis Tate - Sonata for Clarinet and Cello

Carperby Village Hall, Wensleydale, 7.30 pm

https://www.wensleydaleconcertseries.co.uk/