Women have made strides in classical music in recent years; they now make up roughly half of orchestras in the United States. But it’s a different story for female brass players, who are still vastly underrepresented in top ensembles. You’ve often had the experience of being the only woman playing trombone in an ensemble. So instead of reaching out to other women and finding camaraderie, there’s this history of being more competitive with women than with men. We are pitting ourselves against each other, which is the absolute opposite of what we need to do.

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Persons: Simms, Ricky Feng Nan, You’ve, I’ve Locations: United States, Beijing, Chinese