“A group of high school girls are spending two weeks this July on the Temple University campus, immersing themselves in the world of music composition,” reports Meridee Duddleston on Friday (7/6) at Philadelphia radio station WRTI. “It’s the first Young Women Composers Camp—a concentrated effort to encourage more women composers to enter a field dominated by men…. The impetus for the camp stemmed from the experience of Temple graduate Erin Busch, a 27-year-old cellist and composer.… With the help of [Temple University professor Cynthia Folio] she’s been organizing the project for over a year…. The 18 students will attend for free, or pay $350 for the two-week camp from July 9th though July 20th. A slew of classical and jazz composers and musicians … have signed on to participate. Along with ten Temple-related faculty, 14 musicians will share tips about composing for their instruments. The all-female string quartet ATLYS will serve as the camp’s ensemble-in-residence. Guest composers Missy Mazzoli and Sarah Kirkland Snider will each spend a day talking with students…. Knowledge, tools, advice and inspiration can make a huge difference. ‘It can be one conversation that can change someone’s life,’ says Mazzoli.”
Posted July 9, 2018
