All Classical Portland is proud to announce that the station has extended pianist María García‘s residency! In honor of Women’s History Month, she is shining a spotlight on five incredible composers. What is history? Who has been in charge of telling these stories, and how have those choices shaped us? Stories are not created in.
My journey down a wonderful rabbit hole: Discovering music by women composers
In this piece, musician Erica Ann Sipes takes us on a delightful journey of uncovering and performing music created exclusively by female composers throughout history.
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It all started several years ago, in the summer of 2017. I had been asked by a flute player, Sarah Wardle Jones, if I would play piano for a recital she had put together of
music composed by women, a particular interest of hers. I of course said yes, not because of the program itself, but simply because I rarely turn down an opportunity to perform.