New York Philharmonic
41 composers represented. All white, all European or American.
Men: 40 Women: 1 Dead: 35 Alive: 6
Thanks to Brian Lauritzen for counting the NYPO.
Los Angeles Philharmonic
81 composers represented
50 dead, 31 living!
41 men, 9 women
1 African American, 1 Asian, several Latin American
Count by me. It's an extraordinary season in every way.
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
50 composers represented. 46 dead, 4 living 48 men, 2 women 49 white, 1 African American
Count by me.
Philadelphia Orchestra
54 composers
Men: 53
Women: 1
Dead: 43
Living: 11
White: 51
POC: 3
Works by living composers: 14
Women conducting: 1 (MGT)
San Francisco Symphony
50 composers
Men: 49
Women: 1 (Saariaho)
Dead: 43
Living: 7
White: 50
POC: 0
Works by living composers: 7
Largest number of works by a single composer: Bernstein with 9, not counting WSS film with live orchestra
Women conducting: 1 (Mälkki, who conducts the program with the Saariaho)
Count by me.
2 comments:
The BSO schedule which came out on March 31 seems to include 7 living composers, one woman. No women conducting. Exactly why do they have Thomas Ades as a "composer in residence"-his contribution is an orchestration of scenes from "powder her face" which is 20 years old.
From the St. Louis Symphony:
(A) Composers
Living = 9
Not living = 41
Composer with most works represented = Mozart, 18 (6 of them concert arias in one concert)
POC = 1
Female = 0
(B) Female conductors = 1
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