Equality should be celebrated every day and Donne's main goal is to AMPLIFY all the voices.
We would like to invite you to listen to these amazing LGTBQI+ composers during June, the PRIDE MONTH! And don't forget to share.
Do you have any other names to suggest? We would love to make a part two of this list! Let us know!
And happy listening!
ETHEL SMYTH - USA
PAULINE OLIVEROS - USA
Pauline Oliveros was an American composer and accordionist. She had an important role in the development of electronic art music.
Listen to her here:
WENDY CARLOS - USA
Wendy Carlos is a transsexual american musician and composer known for her electronic music and film soundtracks. She made musics for A Clockwork Orange, The Shinning, Tron and others. She also made an album with the music from Bach synthesized and won three Grammy Awards!
Listen to her here:
JENNIFER HIGDON - USA
Jennifer Higdon is an American Composer of Classical Music and a teacher. She won several prizes including a Pulitzer Prize for Music and two Grammy Awards! She met her wife in high school and they live today in Philadelphia.
Listen to her here:
KRISTIN NORDERVAL - USA
Kristin Norderval is a LGBTQI+ composer and performer. She is a master in the art of improvisations - from classical music to jazz. As a composer, she tries to explore the nuances of the human voice.
Listen to her here:
DEBORAH CHEETHAM - AUSTRALIA
Deborah Cheetam is a world-renowned Indigenous opera singer, composer, playwright and creator of Australia’s first Indigenous opera @shortblackopera, with a passion and strong commitment to improving access to careers in the arts for young Indigenous Australians.
Listen do her here:
JUNE 18
SHIRLEY MIER - USA
Born 18 June
Find scores by Shirley Mier:
RENE ORTH - USA
Born 18 June
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