The Festival of Female Composers is underway

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The Festival of Female Composers is in full swing

From 5–8 March we’re bringing you four days of the best music by female composers in celebration of International Women’s Day. Immerse yourself in the music of composers like Fanny Mendelssohn, Elena Kats-Chernin and Clara Schumann, hear a concert celebrating 125 years of women’s suffrage in New Zealand, and get 6 hours of Hildegard von Bingen in our Hildethon!
Plan your festival with our guide to listening, learn more about some of the great composers through history, hear Margaret Throsby interview iconic Australian composers like Miriam Hyde and more.

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Katie Noonan on Duet

An artist with a seemingly inexhaustible supply of talent and curiosity, spend some time with singer-songwriter, composer and artistic director Katie Noonan.

Meet Katie

How Florence Price’s music was lost and found

The music of the first female African-American composer to be performed by a major orchestra came perilously close to being lost forever until a surprise discovery.

Discover more

MSO featuring Deborah Cheetham

Hear the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s season opening gala pairing Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with a new companion piece by Deborah Cheetham.

Get listening

The first opera by a woman

Hear Francesca Caccini’s La liberazione di Ruggiero, the first opera known to be composed by a woman, followed by a new wordless opera by Australian composer Cat Hope.

Go to the opera

Do you know a child learning an instrument?

Learning an instrument is the start of an adventure that can last a lifetime. These tips from ABC Classic audiences can help kids put the best foot forward.

Get the advice

Women of Note Volume 2

Dive deeper into the history of Australian composers with the second volume of Women of Note, including music by Deborah Cheetham, Dulcie Holland, Miram Hyde and more.

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