Thursday, August 2, 2018

After Outcry, Philadelphia Orchestra Adds Two Women Composers To Upcoming Season

“Partially in response to national criticism for assembling a 2018-19 season without a single work by a female composer, the orchestra Wednesday issued a revised season schedule … In November, the orchestra will give the U.S. premiere of Perspectives by Canadian composer Stacey Brown, and then in June perform the overture-like Masquerade by London-born Anna Clyne.”



Article source here:Arts Journal

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