Music by Women Festival returns to The W
Mississippi University for Women will host the ninth annual Music by Women Festival March 6-8.
Housed in The W’s historic Poindexter Hall, the festival will include 15 concerts featuring music, both new and historic, written by female composers. Concerts will begin at 10 a.m., noon, 3 p.m., 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. all three days.
“We are thrilled to host the 2025 Music by Women Festival and look forward to hearing all the beautiful music and meeting all of the participants. I encourage anyone who is interested in classical music, in women’s contribution to the musical canon, and in history in general to attend the event,” said Dr. Julia Mortyakova, The W’s department of music chair and the founder and artistic director for the Music by Women Festival.
In addition to W faculty and students, the performers come from institutions of higher education both domestically and internationally.
Some institutions represented include Texas A&M University-San Antonio, Arkansas State University, Louisiana State University, The University of Montevallo, The Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Kraków, The Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz, Auburn University and Florida State University, to name a few.
Additionally, there will be academic presentations including lecture-recitals, which are academic presentations with a performance demonstration, and papers from a variety of presenters including faculty from the top research institutions and conservatories and members of prestigious orchestras and opera companies.
Registration is required for the non-concert events. All of the concerts are free and open to the public, and each will be live-streamed on the festival YouTube channel. W students, faculty and staff can attend all events for free.
To register, please visit longblueline.muw.edu/events/music-by-women-festival-registration.
For a full schedule of events, please visit muw.edu/musicbywomen.
For questions about the festival, contact Mortyakova at musicbywomen@muw.edu.
The festival is supported, in part, by funding from the Mississippi Arts Commission, a state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.