Finally, her story is being sung

For centuries women’s musical work has been hidden from view. The time has come for these stories to be sung for the all world to hear. The musical gems of women should be treasured and proudly displayed like fine jewels.

Through the musical performances and research of Heather Fetrow and her colleagues, these pearls of music history are finally receiving the adoration they deserve.

Posts tagged Amy Beach

Amy Beach - America's first female composer

Amy Beach, First Lady of American Classical Song

I first came across Amy Beach’s song “Take, o take those lips away” from Three Shakespeare Songs when I was a bachelor’s student at Westminster Choir College. Amy Beach was the sole female composer of art song that was included in my song repertoire for far too long. Other women composers would not cross my academic and musical path until my graduate study years.