Women's History Month

On Acrobats, singer Jo Lawry is aided solely by the rhythm team of Linda May Han Oh on bass and Allison Miller on drums. Rather than a reduction, the format opens up possibilities.

From Saint Hildegard de Bingen to Billie Eilish, cellist Rafaela Gromes celebrates works by women on 'Femmes,' a double album performed with Festival Strings Lucerne.

Beatrice Rana and Yannick Nézet-Séguin foreground the music of Clara Wieck, better known today as Clara Schumann, on an album of piano concertos by her and her celebrated husband. John T.K. Scherch has our Album of the Week review.

On her new album, Dark with Excessive Bright, the vibrant, young composer coaxes unusual sounds from a symphony orchestra.

Within both jazz and classical realms, women have found far greater representation on record and in concert programming. So this Women’s History Month, WRTI celebrates forward progress while reflecting on past milestones.

Alto saxophonist and composer Lakecia Benjamin drew inspiration from a harrowing personal experience to create 'Phoenix,' a powerful album that proudly heralds "the era of women."

Kendrah Butler-Waters' love for jazz, composition, arranging, and performative musicality shines throughout her debut solo album, Faith Walk."I always say that [this album] was a labor of love because it took me a really long time to release it," Kendrah said as she wrapped up a day with students. "I recorded Faith Walk three years ago when I was pregnant with my first son."

We're spotlighting women in classical music and jazz on International Women's Day with an all-day celebration of women classical composers and jazz artists.

Swift's reverence for this music’s history and her respect for its composers and lyricists asserts itself with every old show tune or standard she dusts off and makes devastatingly hip again—or for the first time.