![]() Thank you! The money we received from ACE has been indispensable for our operations and has really helped kickstart Flip the Stem. Ultimately, we want to try to change the misconception that this music isn’t worth exploring or getting to know.Ĭongratulations on receiving ACE funding for FtS – how has this money helped the organisation so far? One thing that has surprised me has been when researching composers, we found out that quite a few of them experienced success while they were alive, but this success fizzled out inexplicably after they died. These composers haven’t had the same level of recognition as those belonging to the Western Classical Canon for various socio-political reasons, even though there’s some really lovely stuff out there. Our main aim is to help popularise marginalised composers through increasing awareness of and improving access to these composers’ works and we do this by creating freely available recordings and sheet music. What is the mission of Flip the Stem and why is it important? We were also seeing attitudes towards marginalised composers’ music online that revealed many in the classical music community believe that the music these composers wrote was of a lower standard or quality than works by composers who are considered to be part of the Western Classical Canon, despite the music actually sounding very similar. We wanted to create an organisation where it was possible to programme marginalised composers from the get go – we felt frustrated with the lack of diversity in classical music programming but also understood the difficulties faced by organisations when including music by marginalised composers (both Nadim, Director of Flip the Stem, and I work for orchestras in Manchester). Flip the Stem do lots of important work within the sector, so we were thrilled to sit down with Jenny for a chat about who FTS is, what they want to achieve and what’s next for the organisation.Ĭan you explain in a few sentences how Flip the Stem came to be? Supported by the National Lottery through Arts Council England, Flip the Stem are an exciting new classical music organisation who are dedicated to popularising history’s marginalised composers. ![]()
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