WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH
The Full Story
Women’s History Month is a project I began in 2023 to promote the music of women composers, both past and present, throughout the entire month of March, which is designated as Women’s History Month in the United States. I wanted to create something that would take place for each of the 31 days in March and remind us all month long of the creative presence and power of women. I aim to highlight women composers who may be unknown to the general public and introduce them to new audiences and spark further interest in their music and their lives.
I love the format of YouTube which creates an immediate and lasting documentation of this work, making the music easily findable and accessible to anyone on the internet. I supplement this online library with live performances, which are often free to the public, and the project culminates each year with listeners able to “vote” for their favorite piece of the month to hear played live at the Closing Concert.
2025 Special Collaboration with New York Women Composers
For Women’s History Month 2025, I was awarded a NYWC Seed Money Grant to support my project. I sent out a call for scores to all the women of NYWC and have selected 16 to highlight during March 2025. I am thrilled to work with these diverse and talented women, speak to them about their music, and share both their music and our conversations with listeners throughout March 2025. culminating in a live performance in New York City on April 19, 2025.
The Music
Online
2025 Playlist–begins on March 1, 2025 and updated daily through March 31
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2024 Playlist
2023 Playlist
Live Performances
March 16, 2025, 3 pm Harold Washington Library
400 S State St, Chicago, IL 60605
This concert features selections from the 31 pieces I play in March, highlighting connections between Chicago and New York composers from both the past and the present. This concert is FREE and fully accessible and open to all.
April 6, 2025, 3 pm Epiphany Center for the Arts
201 S. Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60607
CLOSING CONCERT
This concert is YOUR chance to decide which of the 31 pieces played during March you would like to hear performed live in Epiphany’s beautiful Sanctuary. You can vote for your favorite piece via Buy Me a Coffee and help decide the afternoon’s program. Be a curator for a day and support the music you want to hear!
April 19, 2025, 7:30 pm OPERA America’s National Opera Center, Rehearsal Hall
330 7th Ave 7th Floor, New York NY 10001
The Women of New York and Chicago
This concert offers a connection between Chicago- and New York-based composers, with an evening of piano music from women composers from these two great cities. This concert is supported in part by New York Women Composers, whose many members will be featured in this recital. Tickets are $20 and the concert is open to all.