Women in trombone

Laura Guillén Alcaraz

About this exposition

Women have been playing the trombone since the beginning of the instrument; however, their lives and achievements were less documented than those of their male colleagues, resulting in a lack of visibility throughout history. In this research, I explore the still-existing gender issues in a male-dominated space as are the brass sections. Through two interviews with professional female trombone players and a survey conducted amongst 121 trombone players, I have discovered how important gender-specific role models are to the field as are a source of inspiration and normalisation for future generations. I have also learned that the challenges that female trombone players have to face are far from being over, and a very high percentage of them feel that their gender has had a negative impact on their career. Additionally, I have also explored whether trombone players engage with repertoire by female composers. Although half of the respondents had played pieces by female composers, most of them had only played one, which indicates that there is still not a good gender-balance in the programming of repertoire. This part of the research has also led me to the discovery of many repertoire myself. Finally, I have explored some of the initiatives that are being done to deal with these issues in order to gather knowledge and inspiration for a continued work towards gender balance in the field of trombone.

type	research exposition
date	22/02/2023
published	19/07/2023
last modified	19/07/2023
status	limited publication
copyright	Laura Guillén Alcaraz
license	CC BY-NC-ND
url	https://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/1759017/1817333
published in	KC Research Portal
portal issue	3. Internal publication

name	International's Women Trombone Choir, as part of the International Trombone Festival in Georgia (USA) 2021
copyright	International Trombone Festival
license	Public domain
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name	Individual responses
copyright	Laura Guillén Alcaraz
license	All rights reserved
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name	Abbie Conant
copyright	Osborne-conant
license	Public domain
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name	Elizabeth Raum
copyright	Elizabeth Raum
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name	Carol Jarvis
copyright	Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance
license	Public domain
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name	Barbara York
copyright	Barbara York
license	Public domain
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name	Isobel Daws
copyright	The University Brass Band Championships of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
license	Public domain
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name	Ida Gotkovsky
copyright	Éditions Billaudot
license	Public domain
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name	Jennifer Wharton
copyright	Jennifer Wharton
license	Public domain
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name	Brittany Lasch
copyright	Classical post
license	Public domain
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name	Megumi Kanda
copyright	International Trombone Association
license	Public domain
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name	Daniela Candillari
copyright	Music Academy
license	Public domain
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name	Lisa Albrecht
copyright	Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
license	Public domain
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name	Natalie Mannix
copyright	Natalie Mannix
license	Public domain
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name	Carolina Calvache
copyright	Carolina Calvache
license	Public domain
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name	Vanessa Fralick
copyright	University of Toronto - Faculty of Music
license	Public domain
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name	Lauren Bernofsky
copyright	Youth Orchestra Commissioning Initiative
license	Public domain
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name	Júlia Soler Garcia
copyright	Júlia Soler Garcia
license	Public domain
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name	Nicole Abissi
copyright	The U.S. Army Band
license	Public domain
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name	Dorothy Gates
copyright	Dorothy Gates
license	Public domain
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name	Vivian Lee
copyright	Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal
license	Public domain
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name	Judith Weir
copyright	Daily Mail
license	Public domain
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name	Julia McIntyre
copyright	Julia McIntyre
license	Public domain
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name	Dani Howard
copyright	Dani Howard
license	Public domain
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name	Laura Guillén Alcaraz
copyright	Laura Guillén Alcaraz
license	Public domain
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name	Madeline Lee
copyright	Northumberland Bands
license	Public domain
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name	JoDee Davis
copyright	JoDee Davis
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