Chicago Sinfonietta & Project W: Why are Female Composers Underrepresented?
Monday, 29 July 2019
“One US orchestra that has consistently championed diversity is the Chicago Sinfonietta. Music by women represented 42% of the repertoire it programmed for its 30th-anniversary season in 2017–18 and included four new commissions – from Brazilian–American composer Clarice Assad, African–American composer and violinist Jessie Montgomery, Indian–American composer Reena Esmail and the multi-award-winning Jennifer Higdon.”
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The Woman at the Podium at the Chicago Sinfonietta
Friday, 31 August 2018
“Mei-Ann Chen, music director of Chicago Sinfonietta, which kicks off its 31st season Sept. 5 with a concert at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park, wants to see more women in classical music.” Crain’s Chicago Business interviewed our music director about women in music. Read more here!
- Published in Recent Press
Chicago Sinfonietta 2018-19 Preview – “Variations on a Dream”
Wednesday, 29 August 2018
“At the culmination of it’s 30th year of programming, the Chicago Sinfonietta, one of the most diverse Orchestras in the world, and one of it’s most creative in terms of meaningful innovative concerts, presents its 2018-2019 season, “Variations on a Dream”.” Read more about our 2018-19 season from Splash Magazines!
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