Diary: a week with Rita Zappador from WOMEX 2024
WOMEX photo: © Federico Mantova Monday With only two days before I leave for Manchester and WOMEX 2024, the office work feels overwhelming. As General … Read more
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Classical music’s diversity problem
Classical music’s diversity problem: 92% of works are composed by men A new report from Donne, Women in Music, entitled ” Equality & Diversity in … Read more
Diary: a week with Gabriella Di Laccio
Saturday A week from today, I will have finished one of the most ambitious projects of my life: the campaign “Let HER MUSIC Play” – … Read more
Women in music celebrated at Classical:NEXT Awards
Classical:NEXT announced the winners of their Innovation Awards at the closing ceremony for the conference held at De Doelen in Rotterdam on 18 May. Celebrating … Read more
Classical:NEXT reveals programme
Classical:NEXT has begun fleshing out its programme for 2019, revealing showcase artists as well as the longlist for its Innovation Award. While there is no … Read more
A year of change
Keychange founder Vanessa Reed reflects on the female talent development programme’s first year. I started to explore the idea of a European talent development programme … Read more
Spotify backs global database of women in the music industry
SoundGirls and Spotify have teamed up to create EQL Directory, a global database of women or non-conforming people working in the music industry. Its goal … Read more
Conference to explore women in music
Bangor University’s School of Music will host the inaugural Women’s Work in Music conference next month. Running from 4-7 September in Wales, it has been … Read more
ReBalance to redress gender disparity
Festival Republic and PRS for Music Foundation have launched a project to promote female-led bands and solo acts. Titled ReBalance, the scheme aims to redress … Read more