Tom Fudge: Last week, in the world of classical music, a bit of history took place. Marin Alsop made her concert debut as musical director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra . In doing so, Ms. Alsop became the first woman to be the principal conductor of a major American symphony.
Classical music has long been a man's world. But progress has been made in recent decades, especially for women performing in major symphonies. The New York Times reports that in the violin section of the New York Philharmonic , women outnumber men 20 to 13.
Anne Gray is a scholar of classical music and a San Diego resident who's known for writing The Popular Guide to Classical Music . Now, she's published a comprehensive book about the female contribution to Western music. It's called The World of Women in Classical Music .
Anne Gray will be signing her book The World of Women in Classical Music at Warwick's bookstore in La Jolla on Thurs. Oct. 4 at 7 p.m.
Guest
- Anne Gray, author of The World of Women in Classical Music , which is a follow-up to her previous book The Popular Guide to Classical Music .
