women musicians /tags/women-musicians women musicians en-US Copyright Fri, 24 Mar 2017 16:00:00 GMT Women of Brass: Monarch Brass and the International Women's Brass Conference /show/the-american-sound/2017-03-24/women-of-brass-monarch-brass-and-the-international-womens-brass-conference “The monarch butterfly is fragile and yet can fly 2,000 miles to get from point A to point B,” said Susan Slaughter, former principal trumpeter with the… Fri, 24 Mar 2017 16:00:00 GMT /show/the-american-sound/2017-03-24/women-of-brass-monarch-brass-and-the-international-womens-brass-conference Jennifer Hambrick Women of Brass: How Horn Quartet Genghis Barbie Is Conquering the World /show/the-american-sound/2017-03-17/women-of-brass-how-horn-quartet-genghis-barbie-is-conquering-the-world It’s 2009, and the Great Recession is draining bank accounts and devouring dreams everywhere. In New York City, four freelance French horn players… Fri, 17 Mar 2017 16:30:00 GMT /show/the-american-sound/2017-03-17/women-of-brass-how-horn-quartet-genghis-barbie-is-conquering-the-world Jennifer Hambrick Women of Brass: How Stiletto Brass is Tearing Down 'the Invisible Curtain' /show/the-american-sound/2017-03-10/women-of-brass-how-stiletto-brass-is-tearing-down-the-invisible-curtain "I think there are some assumptions about the ability of a female brass player versus a male brass player," said Stiletto Brass Quintet hornist Misty… Fri, 10 Mar 2017 14:59:47 GMT /show/the-american-sound/2017-03-10/women-of-brass-how-stiletto-brass-is-tearing-down-the-invisible-curtain Jennifer Hambrick Women of Brass: Mary Elizabeth Bowden on Founding the All-Female Seraph Brass /show/the-american-sound/2017-03-03/women-of-brass-mary-elizabeth-bowden-on-founding-the-all-female-seraph-brass “How cool would it be to have an all-female brass group that’s touring? And imagine young musicians seeing that on the stage.”That’s the question that… Fri, 03 Mar 2017 17:00:00 GMT /show/the-american-sound/2017-03-03/women-of-brass-mary-elizabeth-bowden-on-founding-the-all-female-seraph-brass Jennifer Hambrick A New Book About Beverly Sills /classical-101/2016-03-10/a-new-book-about-beverly-sills The Magic of Beverly Sills by Nancy Guy is not a prima donna biography. I suspect "and then she sang" would have been too easy. Rather, Ms. Guy has given… Thu, 10 Mar 2016 16:40:40 GMT /classical-101/2016-03-10/a-new-book-about-beverly-sills Christopher Purdy