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Featuring Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Carol Kaye, Wendy Carlos, Maria Schneider, Sylvia Robinson, and more! Melodies have no gender, but the machinations that deliver melodies are overwhelmingly male. Nevertheless, women have persisted in the creation, performance, production, delivery, and influence of music in all genres. Musician and historian Mark Montgomery French's presentation will uncover the truths, introduce you to exciting tunes, and dive deep into the talent and tales of unfairly obscured women in music. Plus, there will be jokes.
BIO
Ambient musician and visual artist Mark Montgomery French is an award-winning film composer with the group Spiky Blimp, host of the podcast โAll Your Favorite Music is (Probably)โฆโ, and Director of Audio Visual Ministries at Glide Memorial Church. In June 2025, he released his ambient protest album ๐๐๐ฎ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก ๐๐จ ๐ ๐๐ค๐๐ก๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฟ๐ค๐๐จ ๐๐ค๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐๐๐ฃ๐. Heโs also a music historian noted for his talks All Your Favorite Music is (Probably) Black, Unsung Women of Music, and Black Ambience Before Andrรฉ 3000. He was formerly the co-leader of the โ90s progressive funk band Endangered Species.
Free. No registration required.
Follow Mark at beacons.ai/mmfrench
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Ygnacio Valley Library, 2661 Oak Grove Rd, Walnut Creek, CA 94598-3627, United States
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