From Kitchen to Carnegie Hall: Ethel Stark and the Montreal Women's Symphony Orchestra

by Maria Noriega Rachwal

In the 1940s it was unheard of for women to be members of a professional orchestra, let alone play "masculine" instruments like the bass or trombone. Yet despite these formidable challenges, the Montreal Women's Symphony Orchestra (MWSO) became the only all-women orchestra in Canadian history. Formed in 1940, the MWSO became the first orchestra to represent Canada in New York City's Carnegie Hall and one of its members also became the first Canadian...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 192758387X
• ISBN13: 9781927583876
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Second Story Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"