Women in Music (ONLINE)
OSHR 7077Women have participated in the field of classical music since the Middle Ages, although their contributions were often undocumented until relatively recently. This online course examines women who have shaped the music world as composers, conductors, patrons, and muses from around the globe, tracing their evolving roles to the present day.
*Leslie Stewart retired from the music faculty at Colorado State University in 2023, where she taught violin, undergraduate conducting, chamber music, and conducted the CSU Concert Orchestra since 2006. A graduate of Interlochen Arts Academy, she holds bachelor's and master's degrees in Violin Performance from the University of Southern California. Professor Stewart has conducted numerous youth symphonies and community orchestras and is the Founding Music Director of the Health and Wellness Community Orchestra in Fort Collins. She has played in professional orchestras throughout the United States and is currently a member of the Fort Collins and Cheyenne Symphonies. Her interest in Women in Music was fostered by playing in the Women's Philharmonic in San Francisco in the 1990s. This led her to teach this course as well as give pre-concert lectures on the subject around the country.
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