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Learning to Listen: International Women's Day

, an annual celebration begun in 1975 by the United Nations as a way for member states to celebrate the women's movement. 

 is a time to reflect on progress made, to call for change, and to celebrate acts of courage and determination by ordinary women who have played an extraordinary role in the history of their countries and communities.

On this week's Learning to Listen, we'll celebrate by listening to music by women who stepped out of their expected roles and made their voices heard, from suffragette Ethel Smythe to the "Sibyl of the Rhine" Hildegard of Bingen, and as well as Minnesota composer and co-founder of the American Composers Forum, Libby Larsen.

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Longtime music host and performer Andrea Blain presents classical music programming including national specials, opera and other live broadcasts and holiday programs. She also is part of a team that works on content and scripting for ‘Rhapsody in Black’ and has voiced several episodes of YourClassical Storytime.


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Andrea Blain

March 8 is International Women's Day, a day to reflect on progress made, to call for change, and to celebrate acts of courage and determination by ordinary women who have played an extraordinary role in the history of their countries and communities. On this week's Learning to Listen, we'll hear music by women who stepped out of their expected roles and made their voices heard.


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