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From Kitchen to Carnegie Hall

Ethel Stark and the Montreal Women’s Symphony Orchestra

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From Kitchen to Carnegie Hall

By: Maria Noriega Rachwal
Narrated by: Allegra Fullton
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In the 1940s, it was unheard of for women to be members of a professional orchestra, let alone play “masculine” instruments like the bass or trombone. Yet despite these formidable challenges, the Montreal Women’s Symphony Orchestra (MWSO) became the only all-women orchestra in Canadian history. Formed in 1940, the MWSO became the first orchestra to represent Canada in New York City’s Carnegie Hall. The stories of those musicians are illuminated here, including the life of the incredible Ethel Stark, the co-founder and conductor of the MWSO.

©2015 Maria Noriega Rachwal (P)2020 Second Story Press
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“This book is sure to please a wide variety of readers: feminists, musicians, historians and any other reader who enjoys a good story, well written and well told.” (AJL Reviews)

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