Gender Equity Is New Tune Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra Works To Master

Arlington TX

28 October, 2021

8:14 PM

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By Cecilia Lenzen, Fort Worth Report October 28, 2021 Conductor Anna Skryleva doesn't want to be labeled as a female conductor. She said she's simply a conductor — who happens to be a woman. To narrow the gender gap in the orchestra industry, society must stop calling women like her "female conductors," she said. In the U.S., none of the 25 largest ensembles are led by conductors who are women. Internationally, the situation isn't much better. Germany has many more professional orchestras than the U.S., but has only three general music directors, according to Skryleva. One of those directors is Skryleva, who works as the music director at Theater Magdeburg. During Halloween weekend, Skryleva will conduct the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra's performance of "Halloween on Bald Mountain." To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.