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“Sex, like race, is a visible, immutable characteristic bearing no necessary relationship to ability”. Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Frontiero v Richardson
Makrokosmos Project 7: Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman celebrates the
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“Sex, like race, is a visible, immutable characteristic bearing no necessary relationship to ability”. Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Frontiero v Richardson
Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman celebrates the imagination and artistry of women composers from across the globe. This year we honor and celebrate the legacy of the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who fought for women’s rights and equality throughout her extraordinary life.
Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman celebrates the imagination and artistry of women composers from across the globe. This year we honor and celebrate the legacy of the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who fought for women’s rights and equality throughout her extraordinary life.
Makrokosmos Project will present two events this summer with music by
nineteen women composers.
On Thursday, June 24th you can experience
“The Seasons” at the loading dock and parking lot of Portland Piano Company, with two shows: 5pm-6:30pm and 7pm-8:30pm. Highlights include music by Pulitzer-prize winning composer Caroline Shaw, Galina Ustvolskaya, Jessie Montgomery, Carolyn Quick, among others.
$130.00
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Sat 8 May 2021 07.30 EDT
Whether you attribute the mood of heightened emotion to the effects of lockdown, or to the exceptional quality of the playing, the 2020 BBC Young Musician final stood out as a golden year â even in the absence of a live audience. The three who made it to the last round â 18-year-old Annemarie Federle (French horn), 19-year-old Ewan Millar (oboe) and 17-year-old Fang Zhang (percussion) â have had to wait over a year for this grand denouement because of Covid. Virtuosic, poised, unflustered, they all deserve major careers.
Runners-up Annemarie Federle and Ewan Millar. Photograph: Fabio De Paola/PA
One pleasure of the final is seeing these young players encounter a professional symphony orchestra. Even reduced and distanced in Manchesterâs Bridgewater Hall, the BBC Philharmonic showed its responsive qualities, with conductor Mark Wigglesworth demanding but sympathetic with the soloists. Federleâs performance of Ruth Gippsâs Horn
Tuesday, May 4, 2021
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