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Primary Classrooms Reading and Activity Guide
When your Primary (K-2nd) Classroom is exploring Perseverance, Creativity, and Equality, this guide offers discussion & illustration questions, as well as activities.
Intermediate Reading and Activity Guide
This guide is helpful with themes for Intermediate (3rd-5th) students to explore Perseverance, Creativity, and Equality. It includes activities, as well as discussion questions.
Author's Notes Sharing About Antonia Brico
As I researched and learned about the life of Antonia Brico, I learned a lot of information that didn’t fit into the picture book. I wanted to share even more with interested readers about her extraordinary life. – Beth Duncan
Antonia: A Portrait of the Woman (2022 Restoration) – Full 1974 film made with Judy Collins about the 1st internationally known woman symphony conductor, Antonia Brico.
ANTONIA BRICO ERA | Denver Businessmen’s Orchestra Performs Saint-Saëns’ “Symphony No. 3” (1963) – In this 1963 recording, hear Antonia Brico conduct the Denver Businessmen’s Orchestra (now the Denver Philharmonic Orchestra) in the final movement of Saint-Saëns’ “Symphony No. 3” featuring organist Everett Jay Hilly.
The Conductor | Official Trailer International – this is a very fictionalized movie about Antonia’s early life, but the trailer does show some of the struggles she encountered to become the first female conductor.
Mentoring with Antonia Brico – In this captivating conversation, Zina Richardson shares intimate insights into her apprenticeship alongside Brico, a pioneering force in classical music whose indomitable spirit paved the way for generations of musicians.
