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Doreen Carwithen is known as the world’s first full-time female film composer

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Saint Cecilia Playing The Organ.

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Four women conductors lead the Met Opera in one week – in historic first

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Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn

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The 10 greatest pieces by German composer Fanny Mendelssohn.

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Florence Price had her work premiered by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

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Who was Felicia Montealegre, Chilean actress and Leonard Bernstein’s wife?

Who was Felicia Montealegre, Chilean actress and Leonard Bernstein’s wife?

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Marin Alsop is one of the world’s greatest conductors and a fierce supporter for the next generation of maestros.

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