I am too often asked to recount my career trajectory as an example of female triumph against the stacked odds of a male dominated orchestral field. But frankly, I am tired of waging this battle on traditional grounds.
Author: Rachael Worby
Rachael Worby is the Artistic Director, Conductor and Founder of MUSE/IQUE, one of the first highly successful female conductors of national and international renown, a preeminent figure in American arts education and an innovative force in reimagining traditional performance formats. She rose to fame during her 17-year tenure as Music Director and Conductor of the Symphony Orchestra in Wheeling, West Virginia, and served as Music Director and Conductor of the Young People’s Concerts at Carnegie Hall and Music Director and Conductor for the Pasadena POPS. She served, by way of a presidential appointment, on the National Council of the Arts for four years.