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Friday, July 24, 2009

and by the way

...I've had two rave reviews for SONGS, here: http://www.lep.co.uk/bookreviews/Songs-of-Triumphant-Love-.5459031.jp and here: http://www.thebookbag.co.uk/reviews/index.php/Songs_of_Triumphant_Love_by_Jessica_Duchen
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  • 1 August 2018, 5pm, Australian Festival of Chamber Music, Townsville, Far North Queensland: BEING MRS BACH Jessica presents the story of Anna Magdalena Bach in words and music - from the ecstasy of creation to the agonies of intense personal tragedy. She is joined onstage by a plethora of great festival artists including Roderick Williams (baritone), Siobhan Stagg (soprano), Guy Johnston (cello), the Goldner String Quartet and moreMore info

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    • GHOST VARIATIONS
    • SONGS OF TRIUMPHANT LOVE
    • HUNGARIAN DANCES
    • ALICIA'S GIFT
    • RITES OF SPRING
    • GABRIEL FAURÉ
    • ERICH WOLFGANG KORNGOLD

    WOMEN IN THE MUSIC WORLD - RESOURCES

    • 'Jessica's List': JDCMB list & links for female conductors (2013)
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    • Kvinnliga dirigenter - KUPP Sweden. Roster of conductors who are women from Sweden
    • New Music Report - statistics on gender disparity in new music festivals
    • Pandora Guide to Women Composers: Britain and the United States 1629-Present, by Sophie Fuller
    • PRS Foundation: Women Make Music funding
    • Royal Opera House Women Conductors' Course
    • Salon Without Boundaries - Exploring Women Composers
    • SWAP'ra - Support for Women and Parents in Opera
    • The Dallas Opera's Linda and Mitch Hart Institute for Women Conductors
    • Women Conductors at the Royal Philharmonic Society
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    • Women in Music at Southbank Centre
    • WOW - Women of the World

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