A Report from the First National Congress on Women in Music

01 October 1982 Courses in the history of women in music have become more acceptable and available in colleges and universities throughout the country, but faculty faced with teaching in this field still find that they are charting new areas. There are no precedents,...

Modern Music in Tibet

31 October 1999 at the Sichuan Conservatory and was Jo Ker's composition teacher during his years studying in Chengdu. authors: Nancy Van de Vate author_ids: 1082 authors: Nancy Van de Vate author_ids: 1082

Anything Goes? Composition at the Turn of the Century

01 January 1999 Editors's Note: See below for A Response by Nancy Van de Vate A Response by Elliott Schwartz A Response by Jeremy Beck Composers today live in a pluralistic age. The profusion of different styles as well as the vast resources of music history at their...

A Brief History of Composers' Groups in the United States

01 October 1980 organization of women composers in the United States is the International League of Women Composers founded in 1975 by Nancy Van de Vate, now a resident of Hawaii. Its aim is to obtain more commissions, recordings, and orchestral performances for its...