The Women’s Club in Sydney has launched its second Emerging Women in Music recital series, hosting nine recitals by 17 emerging female artists from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and showcasing ten hours of music by Australian female composers. 

Harpist Katia Mestrovic. Photo Supplied.

Following on from last year’s inaugural series, the Women’s Club aims to provide unique performance opportunities for emerging female musicians, all of whom are students from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, and highlight the work of Australian composers. At least half of each recital program must be made up of works by Australian female artists and composers across varying genres.

The partnership with Sydney Conservatorium began in 2021 in response to the severely diminished performance and exposure opportunities for female artists in Sydney coming out of the 2020 lockdowns (somewhat exacerbated by the 2021 Delta lockdowns). The specially curated recital program was launched to run alongside the Women’s Club’s already established Composing Women