Quote by: Nadia Boulanger

I've been a woman for a little over 50 years and have gotten over my initial astonishment. As for conducting an orchestra, that's a job where I don't think sex plays much part.


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  • NameNadia Boulanger
  • DescriptionFrench musician and teacher
  • BornSeptember 16, 1887
  • DiedOctober 22, 1979
  • CountryFrance
  • ProfessionPianist; Organist; Conductor; Composer; Musicologist; Educationist; Music Educator; Music Theorist
  • AwardsPrix De Rome; Knight Of The Legion Of Honour; Grand Officer Of The Legion Of Honour; Order Of Polonia Restituta; Howland Memorial Prize; Order Of The British Empire; Order Of Saint-Charles; Order Of The Crown