Our objectives

Présence Compositrices is dedicated to promoting women composers across all eras and nationalities

“[I] want to show the world, as much as I can as a musician, the mistake that men make in thinking that they alone possess the gifts of intelligence and that such gifts are never given to women.”

Maddalena Casulana (circa 1544 – circa 1590)

PRÉSENCE COMPOSITRICES’ GOAL IS TO BE A 360-DEGREE TOOL FOR THE PROFESSIONAL AND AMATEUR CLASSICAL MUSIC NETWORK. OUR OBJECTIVES ARE AS FOLLOWS:

1

ENCOURAGE

  • By showing how rich and important the repertoire is.

  • By facilitating access to works via ​Demandez à Clara​.

  • By commissioning works from women composers.

  • By offering partnerships, co-commissions, co-productions and calls for projects​.

2

BOLSTER

  • By offering concrete tools that enable action: educational tools, programming assistance.

  • By offering various resources:  ​publications​, MAG articles.

3

SUPPORT

  • To ensure actions are persistent and spread across the country.

  • By identifying initiatives that support women composers.

  • To become a key player in the field.

Women composers are out there

Their works can therefore be played… if they are programmed!