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Empowerment Through Analysis: Preserving the Legacy of Women Composers Through Detailed Analysis
INTRODUCTION Women are underrepresented in the Western classical music tradition. Music theorists primarily analyze music by male composers, and often completely ignore pieces of equivalent quality and usefulness by women. Due to the lack of detailed analyses of music by women, few examples are included in textbooks and anthologies. These prejudices and biases extend to many of the most commonly used analytical techniques. It is acknowledged in academia that, Schenkerian anal

Felicity Mazur-Park
Sep 2521 min read


The Organ Concerto and the Living Tradition: Advocacy, Recovery, and Reinvention
The six historical women whose music or legacy informs my Liturgical Organ Concerto: Hildegard von Bingen, Maddalena Casulana, Isabella Leonarda, Elisabetta de Gambarini, Clara Schumann, and Jeanne Demessieux. Their work becomes generative material for a new composition, moving historical recovery toward creative continuation. The organ is an instrument deeply associated with tradition. Its repertoire stretches across centuries, its construction preserves historical technolog

Felicity Mazur-Park
Sep 2410 min read


The Liberation of Women Composers: Overcoming a History of Sexism in the Classical Music World
PRESENTED ON FEBRUARY 11, 2023 at the RAW Conference (Women, Art, Freedom) University of Texas at Dallas Winner of 12th Annual Sherry...

Felicity Mazur-Park
Jan 4, 202410 min read


The Rise of a Pop Culture Icon: What Can Classical Composers Learn from Taylor Swift?
PRESENTED NOVEMBER 4, 2023 at Taylor Swift: The Conference Era at Indiana University Bloomington Taylor Swift is one of the leading...

Felicity Mazur-Park
Jan 4, 20249 min read
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