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Where are all the women conductors?

Thursday, February 28, 2008

Women have attained prominence in most every area of classical music excepting on the conductor's podium. Only last fall did the first major American orchestra hire a women as its full-time music director, when conductor Marin Alsop arrived at the Baltimore Symphony. Washington Post chief classical music critic Anne Midgette examines the current state of affairs.


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  • [1] Ellen Malmon from South Norwalk, CT February 28, 2008 - 02:40PM

    Regarding the issue of authority:

    I had the honor and priviledge of singing under Catherine Melhorn who was for 20 years the choral director at Mount Holyoke College and who was an incredibly powerful and authoritative conductor. Where she led, we followed!

    Some people (but not enough) just have "it".


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