Uploaded January 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Female composers have existed for millennia: there is a 4th-century biblical edict against women singing, which only proves that they persisted. Women have also written down music since it began to be notated. Take a deep dive into a brief period in history, the Italian Renaissance, when women composers were not only remarkable, but celebrated.

Amelia LeClair, founding director, Cappella Clausura

Wednesday, October 18, 2023