To fantasize is to imagine the impossible. In Bernstein’s iconic West Side Story, two lovers reach across the uncrossable boundaries of race and culture. Ulysses Kay conjures variations on a theme that does not yet exist. And Alice Mary Smith breaks through 19th century gender norms to become England’s first female symphonist.

Fanfare & Fantasy

University of Minnesota

Alice Mary Smith was a formidably talented mid-nineteenth century composer who as far as is known wrote the first symphony produced by a woman in this country. The Masque of Pandora was not completed before her untimely death, but its overture is a lively and attractive piece.

Alice Mary Smith

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Nov 9, 2024

Fanfare & Fantasy · Minnesota Philharmonic Orchestra

May 23, 2024

BBC Symphony Orchestra in Basingstoke · BBC Symphony Orchestra

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