Sondra E. Woodruff II

Interviewed by composer Sky Macklay (Valparaiso University), singer-songwriter/guitarist Sondra E. Woodruff II speaks about her music, studies at Columbia, and involvement at the CMC. Sondra has toured with the Backstreet Boys, opened for Anthony Hamilton, performed with Taylor Swift, recorded with LL Cool J, and played guitar for Aaron Pfeiffer, Drew Vision, Bets, and Sara Ramirez. She is also co-director and co-founder of The SCALE Fellowship Program, to promote the advancement of Black women in music, especially in Pittsburgh. For more information, please visit: unsungstoriescmc.com To learn more about SCALE, explore: https://www.limelightpgh.com/about-scale For Sondra’s website, check out: https://sewthesecond.com

Om Podcasten

This podcast series features five initial episodes of the stories of women who undertook significant work at the Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center and the Computer Music Center at Columbia University. In conversation with historical musicologists, music theorists, and fellow composers, they explore aspects of their experiences within the field of electronic music. We hope to continue building on this archive of interviews in the future. This project is made possible by the generous support of a public outreach grant from the Center for Science and Society at Columbia University.