About the blogThis blog was created as part of a Signature Project, an independent study program centered on research and presentation.
The purpose of this project is to explore the social and cultural barriers that have impeded women's progress in classical music, and to shed new light on female composers and performers who, with greater recognition, could have been considered on a par with their male contemporaries. In pursuing this project, I hope to use music as a means of charting the evolving position of women in Western society. As a violinist, I plan to incorporate my own performance into this undertaking, by curating a recital of works written by and for significant figures in the history of musical women. As I research and write about different eras, composers, and the ideas that shaped them, I will attempt to piece together a musical timeline of women's roles in the classical profession. |
About the blogger |
Lucy D. is a high school senior who has been playing the violin for 8 years. She has twice participated in New York's Conference All-State Music Festival, and is currently a Violin 1 with the Empire State Youth Orchestra, an ensemble that has performed around the country and the world, including a recent concert at Carnegie Hall. She is the concertmaster and elected head of her school's orchestra, and plans to continue her study of music at the conservatory level.
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