Unjustly neglected? Judge for yourself as unsung talents like Elisabeth Luytens, Grażyna Bacewicz, and Ursula Mamlok get a shot beside their not-quite-forgotten sisters Ethyl Smyth and Betsy Jolas, the dimly remembered Thea Musgrave and Ruth Crawford-Seeger, and the certified crackpot genius Sofia Gubaidulina, still with us in her high 80s. Nor must we forget Jacqueline Fontyn, who premieres a new work on the opening program. Gubaidulina’s senior by a year, Fontyn bears the title of baroness, bestowed by the King of the Belgians for lifetime achievement as a composer and educator. —M.G.
The Arts Intel Report
A Cultural Compass
For the World Traveler
For the World Traveler
A Cultural Compass
For the World Traveler
2020 Focus Festival, Trailblazers: Pioneering Women Composers of the 20th Century
When
Jan 24–31, 2020