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Baroque Chamber Music for Flute by Women Composers
In the process of researching flute music by historical women composers, I’ve come across many surprises that I did not expect. One of those was the types of music that I encountered – in school, many of my teachers focused on solo repertoire like sonatas and concerti. And as a result, I expected that a…
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Why I Won’t Play “Syrinx”
A while back on my Instagram stories, I posted a video about reframing anti-feminist works and why I’ve never played Debussy’s Syrinx. At the time, I couldn’t figure out how to upload a video of longer than one minute to my main feed – but after I did figure it out, I realized this discussion…
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Flute Resources for Pride Month
Happy Pride!! 🏳️🌈 Most of the resources for LGBTQ+ representation in classical music that I’ve seen center the biographies and works of queer composers. And while that visibility is great, this reminds me of the “add women and stir” approach to incorporating women into historical narratives – a method that’s at least 50 years out…
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Free Flute Music by Women Composers!
Flute solos by women composers in the public domain on IMSLP Maybe you want to start performing flute solos by women composers, but purchasing new music is outside your budget right now. Maybe you’re curious what flute music by historical women is all about, but aren’t quite ready to invest your time & energy… or…
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A Quick-Start Guide to Virtuosa Flute Solos
If you just scrolled through the Virtuosa Flute Solos database and feel overwhelmed… now what?? It’s a lot of information if you’re new to flute music by women composers – so here’s a brief rundown of some suggestions for where to start and a few programming tips, to help make sure this database doesn’t become…
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Additional Resources for Flute Music by Women Composers
Virtuosa Flute Solos is great for finding flute solos by historical women composers, but what if you’re looking for chamber music or something more modern?? While those were outside the scope of my research for this particular project, there are many other educators and organizations with a variety of awesome resources. Check out the list…
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Women Composers Bingo – Romantic Era
Happy Women’s History Month!! Guess what that means? It’s also time for my annual Women Composers Bingo! The National Women’s History Alliance’s theme for 2023 is “Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories” – and I can’t think of a better way to do that than with music from the Romantic era, when character pieces, programmatic…
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Flute Resources for Black History Month
Happy February!! In the spirit of the month, I wanted to take a moment to highlight some resources for flute music by Black composers and performers that I’ve come across over the past several years. I’m always in full support of anything that amplifies voices from outside the narrow canon of Western classical music that’s…
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Classical Salon Music – Where the Party’s At
A brief intro to women’s music salons in early 19th century Paris If you’ve taken a look at Virtuosa Flute Solos, you may have noticed that there’s a big hole when it comes to flute music by women composers from the Classical era. Even when I widened my search to include violin solos, I still…
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The Real MVP of Pastoral Flute Music
I’ll be honest – I’ve been having trouble feeling motivated to practice lately. We’re going into year three of the pandemic, and the arts industry has been one of the worst hit in the economy. The constant roller coaster of increasing and decreasing cases makes concert planning even more complex, and while I’m thankful for…
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