women composers

Composer Julia Perry was the first African-American woman to have her work performed by the New York Philharmonic, and A Tempo this Saturday (3/9 at 7 pm) previews the upcoming Julia Perry Festival marking the centennial anniversary of her birth.

Our exclusive series, The Classical Network in Concert, moves to Monday nights beginning Sept. 11 with this broadcast of "Transformations," part of the Merian Ensemble's "Listen: Works by Women" series.

A Tempo this Saturday (6/3 at 7 pm) features a conversation with screenwriter and music educator Lille Gardner about her plans for an animated series about composers who were women or from other underrepresented groups.

A Tempo this Saturday (8/27 at 7 pm) checks in with the creators of two websites designed to increase appreciation of the musical contributions of Clara Wieck Schumann and Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, as well as other women composers.

Dolce Suono Ensemble welcomes soprano Sarah Shafer for a performance of works by American women composers including Jennifer Higdon, Amy Beach and Ruth Crawford Seeger this Friday (8/12).

This Friday's concert (7/22) features works by Mel Bonis, Samuel Zyman, Camille Saint-Saëns and more.

This Friday's concert (7/29) features an encore broadcast of The Merian Ensemble's "Listen: Works by Women 2022 Journeys Home," which featured music by European and American women composers from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, through contemporary works.