The chamber music series will donate 50% of ticket sales until March 8 to the Katrina Dawson Foundation.

Chamber music series Selby & Friends will mark International Women’s Day by donating 50% of their ticket sales, made between now and March 8, to the Katrina Dawson Foundation. Established in memory of Sydney Siege victim Katrina Dawson, the Foundation supports education opportunities for women.

“International Women’s Day is fundamentally about transforming the lives of women both locally and globally, to help women and girls achieve their dreams and to challenge bias,” Artistic Director and pianist Kathryn Selby explained to Limelight. “It’s also about valuing both men and women in leadership and trying to achieve a more balanced and inclusive culture. This is why Selby & Friends celebrates International Women’s Day.”

Selby also praised the “critical work” done by the Katrina Dawson Foundation, stating that it assisted “gifted young women to reach their goals where they may not have been able to. As a woman in a privileged society working with both brilliant women and men to bring music into people’s lives, I feel fortunate to be able to contribute to the community in this way, and I know my colleagues...