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Ana Maria LlopisMarch 8th 2010

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Innovation in the American Innovation in the American Innovation in the American Innovation in the American Innovation in the American Innovation in the American Innovation in the American Innovation in the American Orchestras Orchestras Orchestras Orchestras and the key lucky ideakey lucky ideakey lucky ideakey lucky ideaon how more women started to be

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IIIIn the 70s the % of womenwomenwomenwomen musiciansmusiciansmusiciansmusicians in theAmericanAmericanAmericanAmerican orchestrasorchestrasorchestrasorchestras was between 5-10% andrelatively stable with no significant progress ,this surprised some members of the Bostonorchestra considering the growing number of


orchestra considering the growing number ofavailable women graduates well educated inmusic that did not pass the initial orchestrascreening auditions.

Was there a gender bias?Was there a gender bias?Was there a gender bias?Was there a gender bias?

In their route towards democratizing the selectionprocess, they had a luckyluckyluckylucky ideaideaideaidea: it was thought thatsince music appreciation is mainly listening and notwatching, if a blind selection process could be made, wewould eliminate this gender bias that could be causingdiscrimination.


discrimination.

Thus the jury would not be able to know thegender/identity of the candidates behind a blindscreen, and would decide purely on listening to themusic sound of them playing.

What do you think happened ?What do you think happened ?What do you think happened ?What do you think happened ?EUREKA you got it: Women started to enterorchestras like crazy first Boston then Chicago,Philadelphia and the rest followed at the


Philadelphia and the rest followed at thebeginning women entering share was around30% and finally closer to 50% for new hires

A historical research study of this phenomena in elevenOrchestras was done in 1999 and published in 2000 by Goldinand Rouse (Harvard and Princeton respectively) ClaudiaGoldin y Cecilia Rouse (Harvard and Princeton Universities)

I impartialityI impartialityI impartialityI impartialityThe Results proved significant differences when The Results proved significant differences when The Results proved significant differences when The Results proved significant differences when

first exercises were behind a blind screenfirst exercises were behind a blind screenfirst exercises were behind a blind screenfirst exercises were behind a blind screen“Among musicians who auditioned in both blind and non-blind auditions,about 28.6 percent of female musicians and 20.2 percent of male musiciansadvanced from the preliminary to the final round in blind auditions. Whenpreliminary audits were not blind, only 19.3 percent of the women advanced,preliminary audits were not blind, only 19.3 percent of the women advanced,along with 22.5 percent of the men.

Using data from the audition records, the researchers found that blindauditions increased the probabilityprobabilityprobabilityprobability thatthatthatthat aaaa womanwomanwomanwoman wouldwouldwouldwould advanceadvanceadvanceadvance fromfromfromfrompreliminarypreliminarypreliminarypreliminary roundsroundsroundsrounds bybybyby 50505050 percentpercentpercentpercent.... TheTheTheThe likelihoodlikelihoodlikelihoodlikelihood ofofofof aaaa woman'swoman'swoman'swoman's ultimateultimateultimateultimateselectionselectionselectionselection isisisis increasedincreasedincreasedincreased severalseveralseveralseveral foldfoldfoldfold, although the competition is extremelydifficult and the chance of success still low”MarilynMarilynMarilynMarilyn MarksMarksMarksMarks PrincetonPrincetonPrincetonPrinceton weeklyweeklyweeklyweekly BulletinBulletinBulletinBulletin

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AnecdoteAnecdoteAnecdoteAnecdote:::: In some instances if candidates were wearing high heelsAnecdoteAnecdoteAnecdoteAnecdote:::: In some instances if candidates were wearing high heelsthey were asked to remove them because of their sound whilewalking. Hence gender could be identified and anonymitydestroyed for first auditsSourceSourceSourceSource:::: FlorenceFlorenceFlorenceFlorence NelsonNelsonNelsonNelson American Federation of Musicians. Fluteand piccolo player at major orchestras “I remember being told inthe 1980s to remove my shoes while walking to center stage behinda screen, so the judges would not hear the "clickety-clack" of awoman's high heels.” from Marilyn Marks

I impartialityI impartialityI impartialityI impartialityMary Astrop the first woman Conductor

of a major Orchestra. Maestro of Baltimore orchestra 2005

It is important to see how more women are Directing orchestras.“The 50-year-old Alsop is not the first woman to conduct a major orchestra. Before her were Nadia Boulanger and Antonia Brico in the 1930s; Sarah Caldwell, Iona Brown, and Jane Glover in the 1970s; and beginning in the Caldwell, Iona Brown, and Jane Glover in the 1970s; and beginning in the 1980s Sian Edwards. But on September 28, when she gives the downbeat for John Adams' Fearful Symmetries, she will inaugurate her first season as the first woman ever appointed music director of a major American orchestra. In

June 2005. from Dale Keiger Johns Hopkins magazineHer appointment to the role of maestro in one of the world's top Her appointment to the role of maestro in one of the world's top Her appointment to the role of maestro in one of the world's top Her appointment to the role of maestro in one of the world's top

orchestras means she has broken through what has traditionally been a male orchestras means she has broken through what has traditionally been a male orchestras means she has broken through what has traditionally been a male orchestras means she has broken through what has traditionally been a male preserve. But it has not been without opposition from some of those who will be preserve. But it has not been without opposition from some of those who will be preserve. But it has not been without opposition from some of those who will be preserve. But it has not been without opposition from some of those who will be

working under her. working under her. working under her. working under her. When it became clear she was going to be appointed, a statement from the When it became clear she was going to be appointed, a statement from the When it became clear she was going to be appointed, a statement from the When it became clear she was going to be appointed, a statement from the

musicians said a "vast majority" wanted the search to continue. “musicians said a "vast majority" wanted the search to continue. “musicians said a "vast majority" wanted the search to continue. “musicians said a "vast majority" wanted the search to continue. “

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The Community Women’s OrchestraThe Community Women’s OrchestraThe Community Women’s OrchestraThe Community Women’s Orchestra, now in its 25th season, is an all volunteer, all female orchestra.

The orchestra provides a unique opportunity for provides a unique opportunity for provides a unique opportunity for provides a unique opportunity for women musicians to play seldomwomen musicians to play seldomwomen musicians to play seldomwomen musicians to play seldom----performed works performed works performed works performed works

by women musiciansby women musiciansby women musiciansby women musicians, while giving Bay Area audiences a rare opportunity to attend performances

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Orchestrating Impartiality Orchestrating Impartiality Orchestrating Impartiality Orchestrating Impartiality ALL these orchestras in the 70s where innovatinginnovatinginnovatinginnovating, doingthings differently “outoutoutout ofofofof thethethethe box“box“box“box“ from what was the usualway. They had a lucky idea that worked, with the blindblindblindblindscreenscreenscreenscreen auditionsauditionsauditionsauditions they changed the World of Orchestrasway. They had a lucky idea that worked, with the blindblindblindblindscreenscreenscreenscreen auditionsauditionsauditionsauditions they changed the World of Orchestrastowards equality. The World should learn from them

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Help orchestrateorchestrateorchestrateorchestrate impartialityimpartialityimpartialityimpartiality in your countries, yourmarkets, your institutions, your lives and not just in music,help construct those blind screen equivalents that will bringdiscrimination and bias barriers down

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equal opportunities to develop our projects, our professionalcareers our personal lives and our dreams withoutadditional barriers than those encountered by men.

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In our story of orchestrating impartiality, Music can be judged blindly and that helped

Who can be impartial?We all can and must, we just have to make an extra effort and realize when our stereotypes start working subconsciously in order to stop them


in order to stop them

Everyone, we All, Yes we can

Where can musicians come from?Where can musicians come from?Where can musicians come from?Where can musicians come from?Everywhere, The World, they are Global Universal men and women


Music students Dah Kyung KimUSA California

Alondra de la Parra Founder of the Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas . Mexican

How orchestras impartiality was created?How orchestras impartiality was created?How orchestras impartiality was created?How orchestras impartiality was created?

By means of implanting anonymity for the first rounds of the audition process. Anonymity has proven a fundamental rule to abolish discrimination. The blind screen provided for the needed anonymity and resulted


screen provided for the needed anonymity and resulted in a spectacular 30-40% of women new entrees

Where did women enter Where did women enter Where did women enter Where did women enter ?

Everywhere in most American orchestras, achieving in the 90s (20 years) after the innovative change innovative change innovative change innovative change was


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