Western Piedmont Symphony-The Unifour Orchestra Inc

ASSISTANCE WITH SYMPHONIC PERFORMANCES

PERFORMING ARTS

ASSISTANCE WITH SYMPHONIC PERFORMANCES

GENERAL SUPPORT

ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES

ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES

THIS GRANT WOULD SUPPORT A LECTURE BY THE WESTERN PIEDMONT SYMPHONY ABOUT THE "GAELIC" SYMPHONY AND ITS HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE AS THE FIRST SYMPHONY PUBLISHED BY A FEMALE AMERICAN COMPOSER, AMY BEACH. THIS PIECE IS GROUNDBREAKING FOR SEVERAL REASONS. IN 1896, BEACH WAS THE FIRST FEMALE COMPOSER TO WRITE A SYMPHONY AND HAVE IT PREMIERED BY A MAJOR ORCHESTRA, THE BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. ADDITIONALLY, THE "GAELIC" SYMPHONY WAS ONE OF THE FIRST MAJOR AMERICAN WORKS BY ANY COMPOSER TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN EUROPE, GIVING AMERICAN MUSIC MORE LEGITIMACY ON AN INTERNATIONAL LEVEL. LEADING UP TO A PERFORMANCE OF THE "GAELIC" SYMPHONY ON MARCH 5, 2022, THE WESTERN PIEDMONT SYMPHONY WILL PARTNER WITH THE WOMEN'S RESOURCE CENTER AND WILL HOLD A LECTURE AT THEIR FACILITY AS PART OF THEIR "INSPIRING WOMEN" SERIES. PARTICIPATING IN THIS LECTURE WILL BE WESTERN PIEDMONT SYMPHONY MUSIC DIRECTOR MATTHEW TROY AND A PROFESSIONAL MUSICOLOGIST THAT WILL BE HIRED FOR THIS EVENT.

ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES

ARTS/HUMANITIES