Hidden Musical Figures: Women Composers

From the 12th Century’s Hildegard of Bingen to the present day, women have created music at the highest level. Yet in a world attuned mostly to men’s doings, their brilliance is often overlooked. Masterworks is proud to share the work of classic composers like Hildegard, Fanny Mendelssohn, and Clara Schumann, contemporary artists like Emma Lou Diemer and Laura Farnell, and Northwest composers Karen Thomas and Dr. Gloria Swisher.