Waterloo Festival is an annual celebration of arts, community and heritage in the heart of London. We were invited to give a concert this year, so when the Festival was forced to switch to an online offering, our conductor Dan Shilladay contributed a fascinating story about women composers. He discusses why they are so neglected, and what the Nonesuch Orchestra is doing about it. His piece includes videos of works by some of our favourite women composers.

Read and listen here.

One of our favourites - Grace Williams. Nonesuch has performed her powerful “Sea Sketches” twice