„Jedenfalls werden wir uns alle dort treffen…“

The history of the Darmstadt Summer Courses has long been told by great men's names: Boulez, Nono, Stockhausen. But women were present from the beginning – as performers, composers, lecturers, organizers, listeners. Juana Zimmermann reconstructs who they were, what they did there and why many of them were forgotten in this groundbreaking study.

Drawing on extensive archival research involving over 450 documented names, the book highlights the diversity of women’s contributions in Darmstadt between 1946 and 1961. It tells the stories of singers and composers, as well as wives, widows, and journalists—and portrays the summer courses as a space for social, aesthetic, and political engagement.

An engaging book about a time of cultural awakening - and about structural oblivion. For anyone interested in new music, gender issues and the invisible sides of post-war history.

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