The inaugural Women of Song concert was a showcase of women's contribution to music, including 11 songs and medleys composed, arranged and sung by women.
Jeremy Flock, director of Ball State University Women's Chorus, said he thought it was a good opportunity to illustrate women's role in the musical arena.
"[The concert] had a large impact because Women and Gender Studies has been brought to the forefront recently," he said.
He said there's also been more women joining the field as composers. Until the mid-1800s, women would publish their work under their husband's name or a pen name, he said. Amy Beach was the first popular American woman composer, and she started publishing original pieces in the 1880s. Flock said it's always an "eye-opening experience" to see what new composers come up with.
Forty women of the Ball State University Women's Chorus performed for an audience of about 90 people at Sursa Music Hall on Tuesday night.
Sophomore Stephanie Doub, a member of the Women's Chorus, said her favorite part about the concert was the uplifting spirit it created.
Jennifer Arbogast, a doctoral student in the School of Music, said she thought it was encouraging to be surrounded by talented women.
Arbogast's solo performances of "The Alto's Lament/The Latte Boy" and "Girl in 14G" were two contemporary pieces among several classical songs, including some in French and one in Israeli.
"It's nice to see a showcase of those talents and performances by very capable women," Arbogast said.
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