The Maud Powell Signature

ABOUT

Designed to provide new insights and perspectives into the world of women in classical music, The Maud Powell Signature, Women in Music explores the contributions of women composers, conductors, performers, patrons of the arts, historians, entrepreneurs, educators and writers. Articles are written in a compelling and accessible style, richly illustrated with photographs and documents, and with information about additional resources -- books, recordings and research. Signature's articles have served as points of reference for teachers, students, composers and performers throughout the world. It provides an informal forum for research, resources and commentary.

Signature builds on Maud Powell's vision that women should take their place alongside men as equals in all areas of music composition and performance. It also creates awareness of the importance of music in the lives of children in the home and in the classroom, convictions strongly held, practiced and advocated by Powell throughout her life.

Signature is grounded in the conviction that women in music have created a proud heritage that should not be relegated to a silent destiny by historians. In founding Signature, The Maud Powell Society aspires to create a greater public awareness of the contributions and achievements of women in music and to provide an informal forum for sharing resources and research on women in music. We hope Signature will become an indispensable resource for teachers, schools, and libraries.

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Signature began as a subscription magazine. Despite growing demand, the Society was forced to suspend publication in hardcover indefinitely due to termination of funding. We regret these circumstances and apologize to our subscribers. Five issues were published in 1995-1997 and color photocopies of these back issues are available from The Maud Powell Society using the order form below and will soon be published in their entirety on this web page.

Thanks to a grant from Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity, Signature will be published on this web site in June 2008. If you are interested in becoming a sponsor of this publication, please contact us, as your support is needed.