Until very recently, women composers and musicians were almost always ignored, or grossly patronised
Friday 21 Nov, 7:30pm, Unity House, Fennel Street, Loughborough
Composer and violinist Sonja Grossner will be discussing the many distinguished women classical composers in the last 1000 years, with an interlude from Geoff Gay ( “a bit of a pianist” as he would put it ) about the role of women in Jazz.
Both Sonja and Geoff will bring examples of the actual music.
Jazz saxophonist Betty Smith who was born very near here in Sileby.
Composer Ethel Smyth. She was also a suffragette who spent time in jail
The Friday Room 