Arts & Entertainment

Female Conductors, Trailblazers Taking The Spotlight This Weekend At Ravinia

Ravinia Chief Conductor Marin Alsop was the first woman to lead a major American orchestra.

"Breaking Barriers" will celebrate 20 years of the Taki Alsop Conducting Fellowship.
"Breaking Barriers" will celebrate 20 years of the Taki Alsop Conducting Fellowship. (CBS)

By Marissa Perlman, CBS Chicago:

CHICAGO (CBS) – Female conductors are in the spotlight. A music festival kicking off this weekend is celebrating those breaking barriers in a male-dominated field.

But as CBS 2's Marissa Perlman explains, some of those trailblazing this path say there's more work to be done.

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