{"id":6180,"date":"2021-11-19T13:21:28","date_gmt":"2021-11-19T19:21:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/americanmusic\/?p=6180"},"modified":"2021-11-19T13:23:29","modified_gmt":"2021-11-19T19:23:29","slug":"women-supporting-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/americanmusic\/2021\/11\/19\/women-supporting-women\/","title":{"rendered":"Women Supporting Women and their Accomplishments"},"content":{"rendered":"

Women supporting women can be a powerful thing. Whenever I see examples of this phenomenon, I usually smile to some degree. For this week\u2019s blog post, I found a newspaper clipping from the Chicago Defender celebrating a historic occurrence of women supporting each other. \u201cMargaret Bonds Soloist With Women\u2019s Symphony\u201d describes a program featuring Margaret Bonds and the music of many women composers, including Florence Price. Performing Price\u2019s \u201cConcerto,\u201d we can see a warm welcoming of both of these women\u2019s artistry to the Chicago area. Sometimes I forget how intertwined the careers of these prominent musicians truly were.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Margaret Bonds Soloist With Women’s Symphony<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

Even though this blurb is small, the journalist manages to pack a lot of information in a limited amount of space. The Woman\u2019s Symphony Orchestra, directed by <\/span>Ebba Sundstrom<\/span><\/a>, will feature a long program featuring the music of these women: <\/span>Eleanor Freer<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Helen Sears<\/span><\/a>, Grace Burlin, <\/span>Mabel Daniels<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Phyllis Fergus,<\/span><\/a> Alice Brown Stout, <\/span>Amy Beach<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Florence Galaikian<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Cecile Chaminade<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>Radie Britain<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

(Before encountering this article, I had only heard of\u00a0 three of these women, not including Bonds and Price. Therefore, I spiraled a bit in my accompanying research and found a variety of reference entries in case others would like to explore more prominent women musicians of the early 20th century.)<\/span><\/p>\n

This program must have been a momentous occasion to experience a night where all of these intelligent women were celebrated. I include a program below of the concert and a recording of the piece featuring Margaret Bonds\u2019 piano skills and Florence Prices’ compositional skills:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Program from 11 October 1934.<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

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