Women Composer Resources
General
Female Composer Database - a consistently updated and comprehensive database of both living and deceased women composers that can be searched through and sorted by types of work composed, location, dates or nationality
The Kapralova Society - articles, databases, interviews and other resources pertaining to female composers
BBC Radio: Celebrating Women Composers
La Donna Musicale - a non-profit organization dedicated to the research and historical performance of Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, and Contemporary music by women composers
ComposHer - an online media resource devoted to promoting the work of women in classical music
Archiv Frau und Musik - International archive for Women in Music, founded in 1979
Illuminate - UK based project that highlights the work of women composers and performers
Donne | The Big List - a comprehensive list of women composers with links to further information
Kassia Database - a database of art song by women composers
Women Composers Festival of Hartford - Founded in 2001, the Women Composers Festival of Hartford is an annual festival and concert series dedicated to advocating for women composers through performances, commissions, and education. Each year, we feature a composer-in-residence and calls for participation for scores, performances, and presentations about music by women and nonbinary composers.
African American Art Song Alliance - Founded in 1997, this is the home of interchange between performers and scholars interested in art song by African-American composers. Here you will find information and links to assist with your discovery of our contribution to song. This organization puts great emphasis on music by women.
Autre genre - A website dedicated to promoting women composers
Women on the Verge - a trio of female musicians sharing stories of women, both historical and fictional, that are relevant to contemporary culture to help create a dialogue about women’s experience.
MUGI - Musik und Gender im Internet - A comprehensive resource of musicians' biographies written for "Music and Gender Online" maintained by the Academy for Music and Theatre in Hamburg. Articles are mainly in German.
Books/Media
Connecting with female composers - An e-book with music and biographical information about women composers for singers and pianists released by Sandra Mogensen in 2019
Music Theory
Music Theory Examples by Women - a highly accessible database of theoretical musical concepts covered in music by women composers created by scholars at the Eastman School of Music
Women in Music Theory - a resource for music theorists who wish to learn more about being a female in this field of academia with the overall goal of achieving gender equality
Sheet Music
Hildegard Publishing Company - A leading publisher of vocal music by women composers whose mission is to seek out and publish compositions by women which display the highest level of excellence and musical merit.
Women Composers Collection at University of Michigan - a collection of more than 3,000 works by female composers, mainly from the 19th- and 20th centuries, contained at the University of Michigan library
Open Score Lieder Corpus - Over 600 songs that you play, download, or transpose for free, many by women composers
ClarNan Editions - a division of Classical Vocal Reprints that includes scores of vocal music by women composers
Baroque Music
Cappella Artemisia - an ensemble of singers and musicians that performs baroque music and studies its performance practices
Contemporary Composers
Canadian Women Composers Project - a group of musicians touring Canada to showcase music composed by Canadian women composers
Many Many Women - an index of music composed by women in several genres
BIPOC Composers and Resources
Music by Black Composers - spreading awareness of and access to music by Black composers to children and adults alike in ever-expanding ways
African American Art Song Alliance - founded in 1997, the home of interchange between performers and scholars interested in art song by African-American composers
African Diaspora Music Project - founded as a research tool to help singers find art songs for performance and The George Shirley Vocal Competition. It was released in its vocal format with nearly 4,000 titles in 2019.
Associations/Training Programs
International Association for Women in Music
Young Women Composers Camp - A two-week program held at at Temple University in Philadelphia for young women composers. Students receive instruction in theory, composition, and more.
Podcasts/Radio
The Daffodil Perspective - A radio show that features the work of women classical composers both past and present
Classical Discoveries - An ASCAP award winning radio program from Princeton, NJ heard on WPRB (103.3 FM or at www.wprb.com) since May, 1997. The show features lesser known music from around the world and features early music and the music of our time with a major focus on women composers. The entire month of March for the last 16 years has been totally devoted to the works of women.
Women on the Verge - A new podcast exploring repertoire for voice and piano written by female and female- identified Canadian classical composers.
Blogs
Contemporary Classical - This blog, by Thea Derks, features interviews with women composers