Rest in Peace Frances Blaisdell
I learned today that Frances Blaisdell recently passed away. The New York Times has an obituary featuring her historical accomplishments as a flutist who was one of the “early women to play a woodwind instrument with the New York Philharmonic”. I was also upset that before reading this obituary I didn’t know of Ms. Blaisdell or her career with and beyond the New York Philharmonic. Though we have come a long way in music and music education in recognizing gender… Read More »Rest in Peace Frances Blaisdell