Athena Festival

Athena Festival is a biennial event celebrating women in music.[1] The festival is sponsored by the Department of Music at Murray State University in Murray, Kentucky.[2] The Athena festival strives to promote women composers and inspire young women with their musical aspirations [3]

In 2011, The Athena festival helped create the first all women 60x60 mix named after the festival. The 60x60 Athena Mix was curated and coordinated by Sabrina Peña Young.[4][5][6]

The theme of the 2013 Athena Festival is "Breaking Barriers—Finding Her Own Voice."

Featured Scholars and Composers

References

  1. "Art Meets Activism Grants Go To Area Artists". WKMS. 2012-07-12. Retrieved 2012-09-14.
  2. Festivals and Workshops. "Murray State University > Festivals and Workshops". Murraystate.edu. Retrieved 2012-09-14.
  3. "KFW Grant Recipients". Kfw.org. Retrieved 2012-09-14.
  4. "60x60 Athena Mix". 60x60.com. Retrieved 2012-09-14.
  5. "American Music Center". Amc.net. Retrieved 2012-09-14.
  6. "Sabrina Pena Young News Article". Artistopia.com. Retrieved 2012-09-14.
  7. "Judith Lang Zaimont". Sai-national.org. Retrieved 2012-09-14.

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