You know when you enjoy an LU fanfic and want to draw swirly stuff?
Well I know that feeling.
I've been really enjoying Requiem of the Kingdom by Luckywolfsbane on AO3, this drawing was inspired by chapter 7 - not to spoil anything but Wind using the wind waker = peak Wind usage
Almost forgot to add: a photo of conductor Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra was used for pose reference, very epic conducting.
A tiny conductor, swaying to the music of her orchestra as they perform Petrushka. Only, she’s not some puppet, she’s the magician of the orchestra, creating the story herself.
Today, March 31st, is the last day of Women’s History Month in the USA. With that in mind, here are some women conductors. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list, nor does inclusion here constitute an endorsement of the conductor’s work. The point that I’m trying to make is that women in this field are no longer the jaw-dropping novelty that many in the non-music press would have you believe. They aren't really a new phenomenon.
I’ve given each conductor’s country of birth; this isn’t necessarily where she ended up, and please note that some were born long enough in the past, in parts of the world that have seen great political tumult, that their native countries no longer exist.
“New research into classical music in 2019 shows progress for female composers and conductors, as more women take up space on the concert stage than ever before.
Female conductors, including Simone Young and CBSO’s Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, now make up eight per cent of the world’s top 100 maestros.
The figures, which come from classical music website Bachtrack, reveal that in 2013 there was just one woman – the great American maestro, Marin Alsop – in the top 100.
There’s also progress for female composers, as the study finds 24 of the top 100 contemporary composers are now women – that’s double the figure of 2017.
London-born Cecilia McDowall, known for her great choral works including Now May We Singen and O Oriens, was 2019’s most performed female contemporary composer – followed by Judith Weir, Anna Meredith and Jennifer Higdon.”
Lithuanian conductor Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla leads the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Symphony Orchestra in this performance of M.K. Čiurlionis’ In the Forest (Miške). The concert was recorded live on March 11, 2018.