SV Musicology - Female Composers Map
3 September 2021
Sakira Ventura is a music teacher from Valencia who has been working to put female composers on the map, literally. Her interactive online map features more than 500 composers - many of them previously forgotten or neglected: https://svmusicology.com/mapa?lang=en It’s great fun delving into the map at random and reading the short biographies before following the links to Wikipedia and Spotify. I’ve been listening to ‘All Things Majestic’ - an orchestral suite by the contemporary American composer Jennifer Higdon which is a tribute to America’s National Parks, inspired by the breathtaking landscapes of the Teton mountain range. I’ve also enjoyed the gentle, thoughtful instrumental music of the young Jordanian-Canadian film composer Suad Bushnaq, including her score for the 2015 film ‘Al Munataf (The Curve)’. Sakira Ventura admits she still has a long way to go to map female composers: she has already identified at least another 500 to be added to the website. I was a little disappointed by the absence of Ruth Gipps, whose wonderful Horn Concerto I discovered earlier this year through the performance by Annemarie Federle in the BBC Young Musician final. But if you’re stuck for something new to listen to the map is a great place to start. More details at: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/aug/19/they-deserve-a-place-in-history-music-teacher-makes-map-of-female-composers
posted by Robin Simpson @ 3:18 pm
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