Bust-ing for gender equality
The addition of three new female busts to the collection in the Sydney Conservatorium of Music library seeks to redress age-old inequities.
The addition of three new female busts to the collection in the Sydney Conservatorium of Music library seeks to redress age-old inequities.
It’s time to move beyond “special programs” and one-off celebrations for female composers, argues Liza Lim.
Announcing a new postgraduate program for 2023, Words, Text, Voices, Music, the Sydney Conservatorium of Music will halt its successful Composing Women program for the foreseeable future.
Known for his solo works, the Melbourne dance maker is creating a new piece for Sydney Dance Company inspired by the murmuration of birds, to music by Brenda Gifford.
While live performance is returning, travel restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic mean virtually no international artists will tour here. Will we seize the chance to create a greater space for Indigenous, female and ethnically diverse voices to speak to us about Australia today?
The initiative focused on advancing women composers has won a Classical:NEXT 2020 Innovation Award.
The Sydney Conservatorium of Music has announced the next cohort of composers who will take part in the program, led by Liza Lim.