Female composer gets radio time by posing as a man – The Times

As a female composer Annabel Bennett felt that she was being held back in the male-dominated world of classical music.
She had achieved modest success in getting her compositions played on her local radio station but an overriding feeling of being overlooked and not taken seriously was eating away at her.
But with a change of name it all started to click. After adopting the pseudonym Arthur Parker her pieces were getting the airplay she had struggled to achieve as a woman.
Bennett, 50 who lives…

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