a report by Mary Chaves (a.k.a. Emma Zevik) as published in the IAWM Journal, February 1993, pp. 11.
A project of American Women Composers of Massachusetts, Women of Note is a series of AWC meetings open to the public. As incoming President of AWC/Massachusetts, I hoped to build on the organization's previous events and activities. This year, one of the goals for the organization was increasing our audience. AWC has a fine record of producing concerts and an annual Marathon of women's music. However, like many other new music organizations, we struggle to attract larger audiences.
I worked with the administration of Lesley College in Cambridge to establish a residency for the AWC at the college. This provided the group with a home base and an affiliation. We now open our monthly meetings to the Lesley College community and the public-at-large, inviting people to meet us and our works in an informal setting. Women-Of-Note is a series of AWC meetings open to the public, held on the third Wednesday of the month, with free admission. Each month Women-of-Note presents a different member to discuss her work as the featured composer.
1992-1993 Women-Of-Note Series
18 November Linda Dusman
20 January Julie Owens
17 February Joy Robin Dronge
17 March Ann Stimson
21 April Lynn Steele
19 May Mary Chaves a.k.a. Emma Zevik
The response from the college and from the public has been excellent. We look forward to expanding our programs.
Mary Chaves, composer, is director of the Circle of Creative Arts Inc., a nonprofit arts organization dedicated to interdisciplinary arts collaborations. Chaves a.k.a. Emma Zevik is active as a poet and an artist; she recently completed a Ph.D. researching maypoles in mythology, folklore and the arts. She is a former ILWC Journal editor and ILWC board member. Contact her at P.O. Box 1717, Framingham, MA 01701. (508) 788-0365. e-mail: Zevik@world.std.com