Women conductors

A new album, Summerland, showcases world-premiere recordings of orchestral works from across composer William Grant Still’s nearly 70-year career, performed by the mother-daughter duo of violinist Zina Schiff and conductor Avlana Eisenberg with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra.

Democracy has been called the worst form of government except for all the others. In the United States, democracy is inextricably linked with the…

This week, I had the pleasure of talking with JoAnn Falletta. Music director of both the Buffalo Philharmonic and the Virginia Symphony orchestras,…

In a country where music and educating girls were once banned, a 17-year-old girl recently became Afghanistan's first female conductor, according to BBC…

All this month, during Women’s History Month, The American Sound will feature performances by noted American women conductors, and online stories…

All this month, during Women’s History Month, The American Sound will feature performances by noted American women conductors, and online stories…

We are long past needing a special month to salute women conductors; indeed the appellation is itself out of date. A conductor is a conductor, the term…

All this month, during Women’s History Month, The American Sound will feature performances by noted American women conductors, and online stories…