400% increase in works performed by women and minorities

400% increase in works performed by women and minorities

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norman lebrecht

June 21, 2022

A report by the US Institute for Composer Diversity shows a huge increase over six years of works by underperformed sectors.

Specifically, works by women composers and composers of color (living and deceased) rose by 400%, increasing overall from 4.5% in 2015 to 22.5% in 2022.

Works by women composers of color increased by 1425%, from 0.4% in 2015 to 6.1% in 2022.

Works by living women composers of color increased by 1050%, from 0.4% in 2015 to 4.6% in 2022.

Full report here.

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