Dr. Vivienne Olive celebrates her 70th birthday on May 31st, 2020

The Archive of Women in Music celebrates the composer Vivienne Olive Dr. Vivienne Olive is one of the most exciting composers of our time. Her oeuvre is comprised of more than 60 works ranging from solo recorder pieces to large-scale orchestral works and operas. Besides her compositional work, Vivienne Olive taught music theory and composition in … Weiterlesen …

#WhatAreWeWaitingFor?

In 2020, the Archiv Frau und Musik launched its third digitisation project. Following the projects #PARFUMO – Projekt ARchiv Frau und Musik Online (2018) and #MASCHA – Musik Akteurinnen SCHaffen Aufmerksamkeit (2019), the project #WoraufWartenWir? (What are we waiting for?) took the estate of the composers Felicitas Kukuck (1914–2001), Leni Alexander (1924–2005), Silvia Alvarez de … Weiterlesen …

#MASCHA

In 2019, the Archiv Frau und Musik realised another digitisation project within the framework of the DDF (Digitales Deutsches Frauenarchiv) portal. Under the title #MASCHA: Music Actors Create Attention, interviews were conducted with important representatives of women’s music movements (since the 1970s). Topics which appeared in the interviews were questions about networks, and professional opportunities … Weiterlesen …