Amazing reaction to the five15 launch
- London Oriana Choir
- Apr 20, 2016
- 1 min read
We're so excited about the hugely positive reaction we've had to the launch of the five15 project this week. Here are some of our favourites:
Jessy McCabe, the student campaigner who took Edexcel to task, getting the A-level music syllabus changed to include women composers, took the time to give her support:
Some other choirs who might be interested in taking the five15 pledge...?
Dubai-based composer Joanna Marsh:
Composer Carol J Jones:
Composer Ken Hesketh:
Gramophone writer Guy Rickards:
Classical Source magazine:
Choir and Organ magazine:
Local branches of the Women's Equality Party:
Catapulting Classical magazine:
Our friends the London Mozart Players, fresh from our collaboration on the premiere of Mozart's The Goose of Cairo last week:
Composer Fran Wilson: The Glasgow School of Art choir:
Classical Music magazine:
Musician James Fleury:
The Hartford Women Composers festival in Connecticut, USA:
London-based composer Arlene Sierra is very aware of the cause we've taken up:
The Thomas Tallis Society is supporting us as well:
We also had re-tweets from such stars of the music world as Eric Whitacre, Kerry Andrew, Sally Beamish, the Spitalfields Festival, Cheryl Frances-Hoad and more!
Thanks to everyone who has written or re-tweeted messages from us. Please keep the fires burning for five15!
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