The Girl Who Conducted: The Brave Story of Antonia Brico

About this episode

This episode tells the remarkable true story of Antonia Brico, one of the first women to conduct major orchestras in the early 1900s.

Send us an email: Delana@greenhousemusicak.com green.myflodesk.com/podcast for free additional learning materials that go with this episode! What does a conductor actually do… and how do they lead an entire orchestra without making a single sound? In this episode of the Greenhouse Music Podcast, we begin our March mini-series, Brave Voices in Music, with the remarkable true story of Antonia Brico — one of the first women to conduct major orchestras in the early 1900s.&nb...

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Host: Greenhouse Music

Topics covered

• conducting
• orchestra
• women in music
• historical figures
• Brave Voices in Music

Keywords

• conductor
• Antonia Brico
• orchestra
• music history
• women conductors

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