Many congratulations to all the women that created the history-making and now Grammy-winning project Women Warriors: The Voices of Change. It is a film, a live orchestral concert experience with film, and an album, with music composed by many of the top woman composers in the industry today. Created and conducted by Amy Anderson, and co-produced by Lolita Ritmanis, it includes music by composers Nathalie Bonin, Miriam Cutler, Anne-Kathrin Dern, Isolde Fair, Sharon Farber, Penka Kouneva, Starr Parodi, and Lolita Ritmanis. Working with Penka I did some percussion arranging and notation for five of the pieces, and it was an honor to support this superstar team of women.

I am especially happy about this award because I know most of these women personally, so a whole group of friends and colleagues just won a Grammy. I have worked with Penka Kouneva as part of her orchestration team for many years. Miriam Cutler is featured in my book and documentary Guerrilla Film Scoring. I’ve worked with Nathalie Bonin on some of her music for the MPath music library. I know Amy Anderson through mutual friends, and she has taken my daughter to the Hollywood Bowl. I know Sharon Farber and Lolita Ritmanis through our participation in the Society of Composers and Lyricists.

The documentary honors the strength and heroism of global activists fighting for social justice, human and civil rights, and for the right of every girl to an education.