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From Kitchen to Carnegie Hall - Ethel Stark and the Montreal Women's Symphony Orchestra (Unabridged)
- Author
- Maria Noriega Rachwal
- Narrator
- Allegra Fullton
- Publisher
- Second Story Press
- Publish Date
- 10 August 2020
- Run Time
- 7 hours 27 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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- Author
- Maria Noriega Rachwal
- Narrator
- Allegra Fullton
- Duration
- 7 hours 27 minutes
- Release Date
- 10 August 2020
- ISBN
- 9781772601619
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Second Story Press
- Genre
- Biography: general, Gender studies: women and girls, History of the Americas
Synopsis
In the 1940s it was unheard of for women to be members of a professional orchestra, let alone play "masculine" instruments like the bass or trombone. Yet despite these formidable challenges, the Montreal Women's Symphony Orchestra (MWSO) became the only all-women orchestra in Canadian history. Formed in 1940, the MWSO became the first orchestra to represent Canada in New York City's Carnegie Hall. The stories of those musicians are illuminated here, including the life of the incredible Ethel Stark, the co-founder and conductor of the MWSO.
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