Songs of Sunrise
Leah BroadMusic, history, and some things inbetween.
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Can we all please calm down about opera and elitism
Surprise surprise, opera and elitism is back in the news again. Last month it was The Times, with the headline ‘Opera “off-putting” to people without social connections — even the rich.’ This month it’s the Financial Times, worrying that ‘a...
“But there’s no market for women composers…”
It’s been quite a week for Avril Coleridge-Taylor. The first full album dedicated to her orchestral music launched last Friday, and the response has been even better than I hoped. The album hit the classical charts. Her music has been featu...
The best albums of 2025
As it’s nearly the end of the year (how, how is it mid-November already), here are my picks of the year’s recordings for your winter evening listening. Please grab a hot drink, a cosy blanket, and enjoy.
New Music
Elena Kats-Chernin, A...
Why creative women need to fail
In my last post about composer Rebecca Clarke, the comment that sparked most discussion was this:
“For women composers in particular there’s a pressure to be always perfect, always exceptional, as though one mediocre piece is somehow concr...
Celebrating Rebecca Clarke
November is going to be a big month for composer Rebecca Clarke. The first complete recording of all her songs is coming out, from singers Kitty Whately and Nicholas Phan. This coincides with the publication of all her early songs, which me...
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I'm a writer, historian and presenter. I write mainly about the lost and forgotten, and especially about women in music. You can find me on Instagram, Twitter and Bluesky @LeahBroad.
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