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Saturday, November 14, 2015

Requiem for Paris

By Gabriel Fauré.
Our hearts are in Paris today.

Posted by Jessica at 8:20 am

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Help Musicians - Women in Music Great Britain & Northern Ireland
Keychange - PRS for Music Foundation
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
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Women of Note: 300 years of music by women
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Colourstrings
Edward Said National Conservatory of Music
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