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Choral Ethics: Women Conductors

March 13, 2025 by Marie Grass Amenta Leave a Comment

“Nobody would comment on what clothes male conductors wear. Or if they kind of put on some weight or something like that, and maybe their jacket is a little bit too tight. But if that happens to me as a female, then that’s immediately pointed out.” Ruth Reinhardt Several years ago, I was at a […]

Filed Under: Choral Culture, Choral Ethics, Leadership, The Choral Life, Women Conductors

Choral Ethics: This Is What A Conductor Looks Like

March 6, 2025 by Marie Grass Amenta 1 Comment

“There is a special place in hell for women who don’t help other women.” Madeleine K. Albright March is Women’s History Month, and I’ll be blogging about women conductors for a few weeks. But today I’ll begin with a Sarcasm Rant. Women’s History Month is a month when we in the arts feature women composers […]

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Choral Potpourri/Choral Ethics: Subtle Sexism in Classical Music

January 19, 2023 by Marie Grass Amenta 3 Comments

“Sexism is real in this country.” Kamela Harris  It’s part of a being woman conductor or composer to be looked on as something unusual. We’re called “strange” or “weird” and certainly not taken seriously. Folks focus on things about us, often not relating to the music, such as what we wear or how we present […]

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Choral Potpourri/Choral Ethics: Six Choral/Music Things That Really Irritated Me in 2022!!!!

January 12, 2023 by Marie Grass Amenta Leave a Comment

“I lead a very conventional life. I don’t lead a writer’s life. And I think that can be a source of suspicion and irritation to some people.” Joan Didion Hi ChoralNetters, and Happy New Year. I hope you have begun an exciting and productive time and that 2023 is your best year ever. It is […]

Filed Under: Choral Culture, Choral Ethics, Choral Potpourri, Self Care, The Choral Life, Women Conductors

Choral Potpourri/Choral Ethics: Singing Her Praises

December 1, 2022 by Marie Grass Amenta Leave a Comment

Margaret Hillis in 1978, Terry’s Photography “There’s only one woman I know who could never be a symphony conductor, and that’s Venus de Milo.” Margaret Hillis I first learned about the new biography of Margaret Hillis (Margaret Hillis: Unsung Pioneer, Cheryl Frazes Hill, GIA Publications, Inc., Chicago, 2022) last spring. I quickly pre-ordered it from […]

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Choral Potpourri/Choral Ethics: Uncomfortable Update

October 27, 2022 by Marie Grass Amenta Leave a Comment

“An Englishman thinks he is moral when he is only uncomfortable.” George Bernard Shaw WARNING: Could be a trigger for some. I met Sarah* a few years ago at a choral conference. She was a regular Choral Potpourri/Choral Ethics reader and knew I would be at this conference. She wanted to meet me in person […]

Filed Under: Choral Culture, Choral Ethics, Choral Potpourri, Difficult Times, Self Care, The Choral Life, Women Conductors

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