2022 Conference Lineup
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Friday Lineup
Emcees Yasmeen Husain and Katherine Kidwell
Opening Session
10:00am - 10:30am – NY
4:00pm - 4:30pm – Italy
with Women In Lutherie Co-founders
Jeemin Morgan Kim and Jennifer Creadick
Jeemin and Jennifer will officially kick off the 2022 Women In Lutherie Conference, setting intentions for the 3 days to follow. Come laugh with us, cry with us, and celebrate the journey of this past bumpy year, followed by special Part I screening of WOMEN-MADE WOMEN-PLAYED: music performances by women played on instruments made by women. (some written by female composers!)
Live-streamed to our YouTube Channel!
ADHD in Women
10:35am - 11:05am – NY
4:35pm - 5:05pm – Italy
with
Tham Wai Yong
Wai Yong discusses the varied ways that ADHD are presented in women – and how discrepancies between women’s experiences and cultural standards may increase stereotypes and delay diagnoses and understanding of neurodivergent frameworks. She’ll address the summary of coping strategies found to be helpful by women with these experiences.
Navelsträngen: Intercultural Tanbour Project
11:10am - 11:40am – NY
5:10pm - 5:40pm – Italy
with
Maryam Javidmehr, Elinore Morris, and guests
Iranian-born tanbour player, educator, and sculptor Maryam shares the story of her brainchild, Navelsträngen; an intercultural, women-centered project to build and put the tanbours — 5000-year-old instrument that is considered “men’s instrument”, still played today in western Iran and other parts of the Middle East — into children’s hands in Sweden, many of whom are refugees from Middle East, with the help of bass maker Elinore and the local female luthiers who will be guest speakers.
Going Solo: Solo-preneurs Roundtable
Panel
12:00pm - 1:35pm – NY
6:00pm - 7:35pm – Italy
moderator
Laura Wallace
with panelists
María José Pelaez Aguirre - Joan Balter - Natasha Sealey-Worrell - Elinore Morris - Rachel Spitz-Becker
Come hear the roundtable discussion by a diverse group of women who are running their own business by themselves in all stages of life and career! Followed by an audience Q&A session.
International Musical Instrument Registry
1:55pm - 2:25pm – NY
7:55pm - 8:25pm – Italy
with
Eva Lerner-Lam
Civil engineer and technology expert Eva will introduce the International Musical Instrument Registry; an ambitious, revolutionary, all-encompassing global digital database project using blockchain database technology designed to help musicians, luthiers, collectors, dealers, and researchers document and track the provenance, history, ownership, physical aspects of musical instruments and more, with input from luthiers on creating appropriate metadata fields.
Body Symmetry & Balance : From the Circus to the Bench
2:30pm - 3:00pm – NY
8:30pm - 9:00pm – Italy
with
Brigid Marz
Brigid discusses mobility, strength, balance, and symmetry – movement frameworks that help reduce stress, joint inflammation, and eventual injury to our bodies — by training an ambidextrous brain; and how luthiers can safely pursue a more balanced workflow: engaging opposing muscle groups, seeking contrasting activities, and engaging the whole body in the craft of lutherie.
Sharpening Blades for Hand Tools
3:20pm - 3:50pm – NY
9:20pm - 9:50pm – Italy
with
Rachael Soroka
Rachael talks us through blade sharpening and maintenance for knives and hand tools. She’ll share her experience and techniques for using a water-cooled grinding wheel and water stones to achieve a consistent, sharp cutting edge.
Pernambuco Crisis: CITES Change & Ramifications
3:55pm - 4:25pm – NY
9:55pm - 10:25pm – Italy
with
Lynn Hannings
The transport/use of pernambuco wood is being challenged with an upcoming vote: On November 14, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) gathers representatives from nearly 200 nations to discuss protective measures.
As musicians and archetiers face travel/resource limitations and conservation policies, Lynn discusses the potential impacts of new regulations, along with global collaborative efforts to support the environment, reuse materials, and keep the culture alive in a changing landscape.
Instrumental Women of Fender
4:30pm - 5:00pm – NY
10:30pm -11:00pm – Italy
with
Jayme Kurland
Music & female labor-focused Historian Jayme will share her latest research on the never-before-told individual stories and histories of the Mexican-American women who were responsible for wiring and assembling Fender electric guitars and amps between 1947-1965.
Saturday Lineup
Emcees Yasmeen Husain and María José Peláez Aguirre
2022 International Women In Lutherie Fellowship Report
10:00am - 10:30am – NY
4:00pm - 4:30pm – Italy
with
Anna Jaklin and Sara Betania Cohen Sanchez
Anna and Sara, two of the 2022 Women In Lutherie Fellows will share individual stories of the women from the 2022 International Women In Lutherie Fellowship, and their collective journey through this extraordinary community effort to create a new, annual platform for collaborative mentorship/internship/leadership growth opportunities for women around the globe.
2022 Women In Lutherie Awards
10:35am - 11:05am – NY
4:35pm - 5:05pm – Italy
Special Guest MC
Cat Autrey
Community Awards ceremony to recognize, honor, and CELEBRATE OURSELVES!
We’re here to show our support & appreciation for each other, give ourselves the "good job surviving another year" pat on the back, and lift up women who are community (cheer)leaders, change makers, rule breakers, and trailblazers who helped and inspired other women this year.
Show up in your best evening attire, Halloween costume, or your comfiest pajamas. We want to celebrate you for who you are!
2022 Women In Lutherie Fellowship Award
2022 Women In Lutherie Of The Year Award
Live-streamed to our YouTube Channel!
Panel
Reproductive Health & Women in Lutherie
11:25pm - 1:35pm – NY
5:25pm - 7:35pm – Italy
moderator
Katie Thompson
with panelists
Sofía Johnston Suarez, Sally Mullikin, Elizabeth Shaak, Sara Cohen Sanchez
Join us for a frank, live conversation on everything we want to talk about but don’t talk about – female reproductive health issues including (but not limited to): Periods, Birth Control, Candidas, Pap Smears, Pelvic pain, Endometriosis, Hysterectomy, Pregnancy, Career pauses, Giving birth, Postpartum depressions, Spontaneous or Planned Abortions, Menopause, Hormone treatments, Childrearing, independence or losing independence, shame & stigma, and dealing with it all while being a woman at the bench.
Aging as Women in Lutherie
1:55pm - 2:25pm – NY
7:55pm - 8:25pm – Italy
with
Elizabeth Shaak
In this talk geared towards women at any age, Elizabeth shares her own perspective and thoughts as she celebrates 40 years at the bench in the field of lutherie. She will share topics on how to plan for a long career at the bench by keeping fit, staying relevant in the field, and owning your own power in spite of self-doubt.
Hand Plane Tune-Up
2:30pm - 3:00pm – NY
8:30pm - 9:00pm – Italy
with
Shirley White
In this session, Shirley will help you turn the hand plane that you dread using into the tool that you love – by addressing common performance problems and how to fine-tune your hand plane.
Acoustics Basics: Physics of Sound and Vibrations
3:20pm - 3:50pm – NY
9:20pm - 9:50pm – Italy
with
Rachel Spitz-Becker
Intimidated by science mumbo-jumbos? Don’t know where to start researching? You’re in the right place.
In this ever-popular at WIL lecture-style primer on the basic foundation of sound physics & acoustics, Rachel discusses what sound wave is, and how size, shape, and material can alter the quality, volume, and texture of sound in stringed instruments.
Community Presentation
Women in Tango & Lutherie
3:55pm - 4:25pm – NY
9:55pm - 10:25pm – Italy
presented by
Agustina Alvarez
in co-presentation with Lutherística
en Español y Inglés
with guest speakers
Jeemin Kim - Winnie Cheung - Aparna Halpé - Christine Brebes
and interpretor
Remedios Aguirre Sullivan
In this special co-presentation with Lutherística, Argentinian violin maker, tango dancer, and activist Agustina will talk about the feminism movement in Argentina and Latin America, and how the women in the culture of tango music, dance, and lutherie tackle their own unique intersectional challenges.
Guest speakers will share their own experiences with the collaborative project spearheaded by Jeemin –a luthier, musician, and tango dancer herself– culminating in 2 separate performances in New York City & Buenos Aires premiering tango music composed by women, played by female musicians, on the instruments made by women.
Contra Bass Bridge Troubleshooting
4:30pm - 5:00pm – NY
10:30pm -11:00pm – Italy
with
Elinore Morris
Bass maker Elinore discusses the unique challenges of bridge fitting on a double bass - tackling the precautions and adjustments that can be made to address instruments with misaligned necks and/or sunken bellies.
Sunday Lineup
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Emcees Yasmeen Husain and María José Peláez Aguirre
All About Frets!
10:00am - 10:30am – NY
3:00pm - 3:30pm – Italy
with
Susanna Sweet
Learn more about fret placement, scales, and installation techniques as Susanna discusses her practices for the installation of fret wire on acoustic and electric guitars!
Black in Lutherie: Two Women’s Journey
10:35am - 11:05am – NY
3:35pm - 4:05pm – Italy
with
Amanda Ewing and Anne Harris
In this luthier-musician collaborative conversation session, Amanda, first known/recorded African-American Female violin maker in history, and violinist Anne will share thoughts and insights about their journey together in their historic collaboration - the first known violin commission between two Black women.
Panel
Panel: Equity Work in Craft/Music Spaces
11:25pm - 1:35pm – NY
4:25pm - 6:35pm – Italy
moderator
Shawndel Fraser
with panelists
Jeemin Morgan Kim - Amanda Ewing - Anne Harris - María José Peláez Aguirre - Katie Thompson - Sarah Marriage - Hilary B Jones
Hear from these experienced, powerhouse equity workers trailblazing in their own fields making tangible changes to shift the world to a more equitable space for everyone in this rare, WILCON-only, first-of-its-kind panel discussion about equity work intersecting music AND craft spaces!! Followed by live Q&A time.
Live-streamed to our YouTube Channel!
Selling on Socials
1:55pm - 2:25pm – NY
6:55pm - 7:25pm – Italy
with
Paris Andrew
In this primer on marketing and community outreach, Paris walks us through modern communications tools, discussing how to market yourself and your instruments, and how to network effectively as a brand.
Carving Away: Monoxyle Lute Construction in the Himalaya
2:30pm - 3:00pm – NY
7:30pm - 8:00pm – Italy
with
Hilary Brady Morris
Luthier, artist, and a Fulbright research scholar Hilary shares her journey spending ten months in the Himalaya with the local luthiers making instruments in the Himalayan lute family, offering a preliminary survey of lute construction practices outside Euro-American perspective.
Luthier Income Survey: Summary and Analysis
3:20pm - 3:50pm – NY
8:20pm - 8:50pm – Italy
with
MJ Kwan
MJ will summarize the results of the Luthier Income Survey, an on-going project she leads at Women In Lutherie to gather baseline information on worldwide income standards in the field of lutherie, examining how factors such as location, type of training, length of experience, gender, race, Covid19, family situation, etc affected 2019-2021 earnings across the globe.
French Polish Finishing
3:55pm - 4:25pm – NY
8:55pm - 9:25pm – Italy
with
Monica Esparza
Classical/Flamenco guitar maker Monica will share her step-by-step insight on the application process for French polishing on guitars for a beautiful finish.
Closing Session
10:00am - 10:30am – NY
4:00pm - 4:30pm – Italy
with
Women in Lutherie Co-founders
Jennifer Creadick and Jeemin Morgan Kim
Officially wrapping up the 3 day conference, making space for reflection and gratitude, celebrating what we all have achieved together this year. Part II screening of Women-Made, Women-Played: performances by women played on instruments made by women. Where to connect with other women & continue the conversations.
See you at next year's conference!
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