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Women composers have historically been left almost entirely out of the classical music canon, and still struggle today to have their work heard. Join Elisabeth Blair as she speaks with composers from around the world about their lives and their music.

Patricia Martínez

Composer Patricia Martínez on sexism in Argentina, the visual power of performance, and surviving the production of an opera.
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Eleanor Alberga

Eleanor Alberga on the value of persistence, racism as a form of insanity, and using music to exorcise fear.
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Elizabeth Lain

Composer Elizabeth Lain discusses the independence that sample libraries afford, the self-defeating nature of elitism, and how classical music's relev...
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Ayumi Okada

Composer Ayumi Okada on speaking through music, the courage needed to move to a foreign country, and the importance of not compromising your creative ...
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Mara Gibson

Composer Mara Gibson on map-making, escapism, and taking inspiration from poetry.
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Kaley Lane Eaton

Composer and sound artist Kaley Lane Eaton depicts an immigrant's experience in the Pacific Northwest in 1915, discusses the pressure on young women t...
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Alondra Vega-Zaldivar

Composer Alondra Vega-Zaldivar on humor, storytelling, and the vital roles artists play as philosophers and messengers. 
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Reena Esmail

Composer Reena Esmail on mentorship, music as sustenance, and the wisdom of preparing for “wild success.” 
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Jenn Kirby

Irish composer and musician Jenn Kirby on learning music theory as an adult from “kiddy” workbooks, breaking a sweat in a laptop orchestra, and how to...
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Judith Shatin

Composer Judith Shatin talks about visiting the inside of a coal mine, working with early mainframe computers, and blooming where you're planted. 
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