Adriane White
Conductor Marin Alsop talks to CPR Classical s Karla Walker about the women composers you should be listening to right now.
Classical music conductors are hugely influential in determining what music you hear at concerts. They are the single biggest gatekeepers for whether most living composers will have their works performed or not. Conductor Marin Alsop stands firm in her commitment to championing the works of women composers. I try to program with diversity in mind, always adhering to my principle that I have to believe in the music in order to champion it, she said.
We asked Marin for a list of 10 women composers we should know, but she cautions, “there are at least 50 who I can think of off the top of my head who are worth listening to and deserve to be represented.