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Choral-Orchestral Works by Women Composers of the 18th through 20th centuries

This session will present in historical context four major works by women composers: Marianne Martines (1744-1812), Dixit Dominus (1774); Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel (1805-1847), Oratorium (1831); Lili Boulanger (1893-1918), Psalm 130: Du fond de l’âbime (1910-1917); and Henrietta Glick (1901-1994), Fire-head (completed after World War II),discovered in the last twenty years of the twentieth century but […]

Pittsburgh PA.
Jonathan Hirsh



America’s First Musical Treatise and First Female Composers: A Presentation on the Rich Choral Treasures of Ephrata, Pennsylvania

Ephrata (located near Lancaster) was settled in the eighteenth century by German-speaking religious fundamentalists. The small, celibate community produced a remarkable number of printed and music manuscript hymnals and America’s first musical treatise. Some of the solitary sisters of the community also wrote music, making them the first known female composers in America.

Pittsburgh PA.
Christopher Dylan Herbert



The XX-Files: Great Literature by Women Composers

The music is out there, and we’ll help you find it! This session will provide attendees with repertoire lists of outstanding music by women past and present, resource lists to help you find even more, and a reading session of a few of our favorites—and we’ll discuss why it’s so important to include works by […]

Salt Lake City UT.
Eliza Rubenstein, Magen Solomon



The XX-Files: Great Literature by Women Composers

The music is out there, and we’ll help you find it! This session will provide attendees with repertoire lists of outstanding music by women past and present, resource lists to help you find even more, and a reading session of a few of our favorites—and we’ll discuss why it’s so important to include works by […]

Salt Lake City UT.
Eliza Rubenstein, Magen Solomon



Preparing Female Student Choral Conductors for Success in the New Millenium

This session will be a panel discussion of college and university teachers of conducting that will address the preparation of student conductors, with particular attention to the special challenges facing female choral conductors, and how best to mentor and prepare them for successful careers. Panelists include: Hilary Apfelstadt, director of choral activities, faculty of music, […]

Winston-Salem, NC
Patricia Corbin