2. Taiko – ancient Japanese drumming tradition that combines music and the martial arts
3. Shintoism – indigenous religion of Japan
People/Ensembles/Concepts to Identify: 1. Antonia Brico – She was the first woman to conduct the Berlin Philharmonic in 1930 at only 28 years old. She became the first woman conductor in the New York Philharmonic in the 1930s. Orginally, she was refused the ability to conduct as the manager claimed that women subscribers did not want to see a woman on …show more content…
Marin Alsop – She was appointed as director of the Baltimore Symophony although 90% of the ensemble did not want her to be. However, she proved her worth and was granted a preconfirmed tenure until 2021. In 2013, she became the first female conductor of the BBC’s Last Night of the Proms.
3. Ethel Leginska – She was born in England and was a pianist. She conducted professionally at the London Symphony, the Berlin Philharmonic, and Munich Orchestras. She also formed Leginska’s Boston Philharmonic. She wore suits instead of dresses when conducting.
4. Nadia Boulanger – She was a French conductor and composition teacher, in which her teaching studios were normally filled with male students. She was the first woman to conduct the Royal Philharmonic and the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
5. Margaret Hillis – She was active about a generation after Brico, Leginska, Boulanger, but still had trouble finding work as a orchestral conductor, so she worked as a choral conductor. She established the Chicago Symphony Chorus.
6. JoAnn Falletta – She was appointed as the musical director of Buffallo Philharmonic Orchestra in 1998, the highest female orchestral appointee in America at the time. She was the conductor of the Women’s Philharmonic in San