The Mel Bonis Project connects musicians, students, teachers, and audiences by making the music of 19th-century French women composers easily accessible.

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It inspires people to discover the vast musical history of women spanning centuries and cultures by offering a glimpse into the remarkable history of women composers in one country during one particularly rich period.

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It provides musicians, educators, scholars, and others interested in promoting women's music with a model for bringing overlooked repertoire into wider circulation in a meaningful and far-reaching way.

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Ultimately, the Mel Bonis Project seeks to challenge long-held stereotypes about what it means to be a classical composer and to restore the music of these remarkable compositrices to their rightful place in the history of music.