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Martha Dana Shepard

Martha Dana Shepard was a highly successful “music festival pianist” in Boston

Sarah Caldwell

As founder of The Opera Company, Sarah Caldwell (1924-2006) staged and conducted full-fledged performances of operas at various venues in Boston from 1957 to 1991.

Odaline de la Martinez

Composer, conductor and a graduate in maths and music, Odaline was the first woman, in 1984, to conduct a Prom in 89 seasons of the BBC Promenade Concerts, since it’s inception in 1895.

Teresa Carreño

Celebrated Venezuelan pianist, composer and conductor

Tarquinia Molza

Italian Singer, Poet, Conductor, Composer and Scholar

Painist Jennie Macandrew accompanied singers and instrumentalists, notably the violinist Edith Whitelaw, and performed as a soloist with local orchestras. She was official accompanist to the competitions society in Gisborne for some years from 1913, and toured New Zealand for five months as accompanist to the tenor Philip Newbury. She was also a pianist at Auckland cinemas, and gave radio broadcasts.

Debbie Wiseman

One of the UK’s most successful female music ambassadors, Debbie Wiseman is in demand as a composer and conductor.

Jeanine Tesori

Best known for her musical theater works her award-winning catalog includes Fun Home (Tony Award, Pulitzer finalist); Caroline, or Change (Olivier Award); Violet; Shrek; Thoroughly Modern Millie; Twelfth Night; A Free Man of Color; and by The Public at Central Park: Mother Courage.

Toshiko Akiyoshi

Toshiko Akiyoshi changed the face of jazz music over her sixty-year career. As one of few women and Asian musicians in the jazz world, Akiyoshi infused Japanese culture, sounds, and instruments into her music. As a pianist, bandleader, and composer-arranger, Akiyoshi cemented her place as one of the most important jazz musicians of the twentieth century.

Nadia Boulanger

French composer, conductor and composition teacher Nadia Boulanger was a hugely influential figure in twentieth century music.