To my white, and white passing, friends, family, and followers…
Sit with this.
Do not dismiss it, or just keep scrolling. Actually stop, read it again, and truly think about the truths contained in this statement.
Then take action, be accountable for what is still happening today.
#TakeAStand
Fanny’s story shows that women have always shaped classical music, even when their names were pushed to the margins.
Her legacy endures in the works she fought to share and in the voices she helped clear a path for.
#WomensHistoryMonth #TakeAStand #MusicHistory #ClassicalMusic
A woman in a long elaborately trimmed gown holds a sword in her right hand and a pair of scales in her left hand. She stands between to large pillars between which is draped a rose colored curtain. (Image on the left is a reversal of the image on the right described above).
#Tarot #CardoftheDay: Justice Rx.“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” MLK Jr. If each of you #TakeAStand against the current violence, injustice, and human rights violations it will collectively bend us back to justice. What will you do to defend #JusticeForAll? 1/2
As a composer and longtime principal cellist of the Oregon Symphony, Ives brings a performer’s sensitivity and a sharp feminist lens to her work, illuminating the pressures and silences that shaped women’s lives in Beethoven’s world.
#WomensHistoryMonth #TakeAStand
📣 Sounding the call for orgs, corps, institutions, associations, electeds, localities, and changemakers to #takeastand for #healthjustice! Voice #support for the #health and #safety of our #farmers, #farmworkers, and #communities! 🔄 Please sign on and spread the word! 🔗➡️ https://ow.ly/RphT50YyOy8
From the sweeping "Mass in D" and the historic Met premiere of "Der Wald," she proved that her voice belonged on the world’s biggest stages.
And when the suffrage movement needed an anthem, she gave them The March of the Women… and marched beside them. ✊️
#WomensHistoryMonth #TakeAStand
Montgomery’s music blends classical craft with improvisation, vernacular styles, and a deep sense of community. Shaped by her long partnership with The Sphinx Organization, she’s become a leading voice expanding who gets seen and heard in classical music.
#WomensHistoryMonth #TakeAStand
She debuted at 8, toured the world, and composed more than 70 works marked by bold harmony and expressive fire.
She also broke barriers as a conductor and opera director—roles rarely offered to women of her era.
#WomensHistoryMonth #TakeAStand #MusicHistory #ClassicalMusic
#TakeAStand
Thank You Jennifer Terran
- for this support⚡️
in our Earth Walk✨✨✨
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
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WHISPER 1441 #Respond #DeepWithin #React #TakeAStand #Imposter #ROI #ReturnOnIntegrity #CoreValues #Connection #Wholeness
As a composer, she wrote with striking emotional depth and clarity, from her Piano Concerto in A minor (written at 14) to her intimate "Romances" and "Lieder."
And in a field that seldom welcomed women, she forged a career both groundbreaking & enduring.
#WomensHistoryMonth #TakeAStand
Florence Price’s “Andante moderato” glows with the warmth, lyricism & folk‑rooted voice that define her music.
Written in 1929, it’s often described as evoking the comfort of home: a quiet space where emotion unfolds without hurry.
#WomensHistoryMonth #TakeAStand
Her words remain a compass for anyone who’s ever been underestimated, underappreciated, or told their dream was too big:
Do not be deflected from your course.
#WomensHistoryMonth #TakeAStand #AntoniaBrico #MusicHistory #ClassicalMusic
Graphic for DPO’s Take A Stand series celebrating Women’s History Month, featuring a portrait of Antonia Brico holding a conductor’s baton. A banner at the top includes the DPO logo and the words “Take A Stand — Women’s History Month.” Text at the bottom reads: “Antonia Brico — DPO Founder & Conductor (1902–1989).”
Black‑and‑white portrait graphic of composer and suffragist Ethel Smyth for DPO’s Take A Stand Women’s History Month series. The top banner features the DPO logo with “Take A Stand — Women’s History Month.” Text below the portrait reads: “Ethel Smyth — Composer & Suffragist Leader (1858–1944).”
Black‑and‑white portrait graphic of composer and pianist Clara Schumann for DPO’s Take A Stand Women’s History Month series. The top banner features the DPO logo with “Take A Stand — Women’s History Month.” Text below the portrait reads: “Clara Schumann — Composer & Pianist (1819–1896).”
Black‑and‑white portrait graphic of composer and pianist Fanny Mendelssohn for DPO’s Take A Stand Women’s History Month series. The top banner features the DPO logo with “Take A Stand — Women’s History Month.” Text below the portrait reads: “Fanny Mendelssohn — Composer & Pianist (1805–1847).”
All month long, we’ll share clips from past DPO performances featuring works by women composers, plus spotlights on trailblazers whose creativity and courage expanded what classical music could be.
#WomensHistoryMonth #TakeAStand #MusicHistory #ClassicalMusic
Dear planet Earth... I apologize for the ignorance in Washington D.C. right now. #Impeachment is really not good enough, I sincerely hope the Hague and other justice entities are examining the times we find ourselves in.
#PeaceNow #ImpeachmentNow #DoYouGetItNowMAGA
#EpsteinFiles 💔 #TakeAStand
Mary D. Watkins: Five Movements in Color (🧵 Patchwork Nation, 2025)
Each movement in this piece traces a chapter of Black history: from the Middle Passage to the Jazz Age to the fight for civil rights, woven into one powerful musical story.
#BlackHistoryMonth #ClassicalMusic #TakeAStand
I understand. You can change your app settings to opt out of AI or you can eliminate those apps. You should call/write those companies and tell them you have stopped using their app because they will not let you opt out of AI. #TakeAStand
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"Every empty promise made
Is a reminder"
"No one can make this better
Take control, it's now or never"
"Are you sick of it?
Raise your hands
Get rid of it
While there's (still) a fighting chance"
- Sick of it - by Skillet
Take a stand, fight for your right to live again. 🗣
#takeastand #StartaRiot
Alaskans, your voice matters! 📞 Tell your Senators: the SAVE Act threatens our rights and our democracy. Stand up for fair elections and a just Alaska—this is what you can do today!
#Alaska #TakeAStand #ProtectOurVote #SaveOurDemocracy #ActNow #CallToAction #StandUpAlaska
A #president sentenced and a #prince arrested. It's a good day in history.
#scandal #coup #sentenced #elites #accountability #breakingnews #goodnews #pumped #intears #epstein #growapair #takeastand #drhueyli
"Symphonic Sketches" by Mile High Films features a powerful segment where DPO principal clarinetist Kwami Barnett reflects on William Grant Still’s Afro‑American Symphony.
📽️ Watch the full film on our YouTube: buff.ly/58KgjSY
#BlackHistoryMonth #WilliamGrantStill #ClassicalMusic #TakeAStand
❤️ Poem 👆
#WildWalkPrompt #plumage #Emoetry #delighted #vss365 #ache #vssdaily #unpopular #vssmagic #squall #2wordprompt #towel #run
#RetroArtPrompt #takeastand
Bonds’ music was a bridge, honoring the traditions she inherited while carving space for the voices rising behind her. Her commitment to cultural truth-telling continues to inspire orchestras, artists, and audiences today.
#BlackHistoryMonth #MargaretBonds #MusicHistory #ClassicalMusic #TakeAStand
Question for Non Americans:
Have you declined invitations to conferences/events held in USA clearly citng the reason is due to #trump regime?
Event organizers need to know.
#speakUp #takeAStand
“I wish it need not have happened in my time” said Frodo. “So do I,” said Gandalf, “and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time given to us.” #lordoftherings #takeastand
A graphic titled "DID YOU KNOW?" on a blue background with squiggly lines. The text reads "VOLUNTEERS OFTEN FEEL MORE..." followed by three bullet points listed on a yellow sign shaped like a music stand: "PURPOSEFUL" with a compass icon, "RESILIENT" with an icon of a person with radiating lines, and "CONNECTED" with a circle of people icon. The "Take A Stand" logo is at the top, and the source "Mayo Clinic, 2023" is in the bottom right corner.
#DidYouKnow❓ | Volunteers often report feeling more connected, more purposeful & more resilient (Mayo Clinic, 2023)
DPO ushers, musicians, and front-of-house volunteers help transform each concert into a welcoming space where community isn’t just invited. It’s built.
#TakeAStand for Volunteerism 💛
Shut. It. Down.
#TakeAStand
