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The Ladies Speak explores the lives and legacies of American women classical composers of the 19th and early 20th centuries – a group of pioneers often overlooked by the mainstream classical world. The series will examine the work of Florence Price, Amy Beach, Margaret Ruthven Lang and others, making the case that they should be considered within the pantheon of great music produced by this country.
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Signup to Generate a PitchThe Ladies Speak explores the lives and legacies of American women classical composers of the 19th and early 20th centuries, a group of pioneers often overlooked by the mainstream classical world.
The Ladies Speak is hosted by Matt Spangler. The show has published 10 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Mary Howe" (14 September 2026, 9 minutes), "BONUS EPISODE - Full Interview with Beatrice Nicolas on Margaret Bonds" (13 October 2025, 31 minutes), and "Margaret Bonds" (13 October 2025, 7 minutes).
The Ladies Speak publishes roughly irregularly, with episodes averaging 18 minutes across 10 episodes.
Booking probability for The Ladies Speak is 26%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Ladies Speak requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Ladies Speak's contact route on record: public web form.
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Matt Spangler hosts The Ladies Speak, a music podcast with 10 episodes published.
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The Ladies Speak
In the new episode of The Ladies Speak, pianist and scholar Elaine Lim breaks down the infusion of European Impressionism and American popular forms that found their way into the work of Mary Howe. Lim also explains how...
The Ladies Speak
<p>Hear the full interview with Beatrice Nicolas as she dives into the folk idioms and civil rights struggles that inspired the work of Margaret Bonds, as well the friendship of the composer and pianist with Florence...
The Ladies Speak
<p>Beatrice Nicolas discusses the folk idioms and civil rights struggles that inspired the composition of Margaret Bonds' Troubled Water, which the British concert pianist recorded on her 2024 EP Black and Classical a...
Episode #5
<p>Florence Price is now widely known as the first Black woman to have a symphony performed by a major American orchestra, as well as the composer of over 300 symphonies, concertos, sonatas and songs that show an...
The Ladies Speak
<p>Award-winning pianist and Black Chicago Renaissance scholar Dr. Samantha Ege introduces listeners to composer and pianist Helen Eugenia Hagan, who wrote a virtuosic piano concerto while still a student at Yale...
The Ladies Speak
<p>London-based Ivory Piano Duo Ensemble's Natalie Tsaldarakis and Panayotis Archontides talk about their collaboration with composer Lola Perrin to transcribe Hagan's Piano Concerto in C Minor from a handwritten score...
The Ladies Speak
<p>Award-winning pianist and Black Chicago Renaissance scholar Dr. Samantha Ege introduces listeners to composer and pianist Helen Eugenia Hagan, who wrote a virtuosic piano concerto while still a student at Yale...
The Ladies Speak
<p>On this episode, composer, conductor and bassoonist Damali Willingham shines a brief light on L. Viola Kinney, of whom we know little, but who wrote "Mother's Sacrifice," a romantic piano work that still captivates...
Episode #2
<p>Gena Branscombe rose from the depths of great personal tragedy to write what was hailed as one of the finest oratorios of its time. Listen now to her story, and the journey of mezzo-soprano Kathleen Shimeta to...
Episode #1
<p>Margaret Ruthven Lang was the first woman composer to write a work performed by a major American orchestra, the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 1893. She went on to write many piano works and songs that were performed...
The Ladies Speak
<p><b>The docuseries The Ladies Speak explores the lives and achievements of the great, and largely unknown, American women classical composers of the 19th and early 20th centuries.</b></p>
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