The sound of silence: why aren't Australia's female composers being heard?
Since 1987, 47 composers have been commissioned to write for the Australia Ensemble " the nation's leading chamber music ensemble. Forty one of them were men. Meanwhile, only 10% of Australia's government-funded Ensemble Offspring's 2016 programs feature music by women composers. Similarly, the Bendigo International Festival of Exploratory Music featured only 10 women among the […]