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    19th Amendment, 19 Women: NY Philharmonic's 2020 Program Celebrates Suffragettes

    The NY Philharmonic has commissioned 19 women to create new works to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the passing of the 19th Amendment. It's called Project 19.
    by Jeff Lunden Feb 16, 2020 3 minutes
    Tania León speaks at the premiere of her piece "Stride," one of 19 pieces composed by women that the New York Philharmonic commissioned to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment.

    This August will mark 100 years since women won the right to vote with the ratification of the 19th Amendment. To celebrate, the New York Philharmonic has commissioned compositions by 19 women for an initiative it calls Project 19, which had its first concert earlier this month.

    "Less than 3% of the music presented on the concert stage is written by women," says Deborah Borda, the orchestra's president and CEO, and one of the

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