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Limited Edition #PurpleBaton: Advancing Women Conductors

Limited Edition #PurpleBaton: Advancing Women Conductors

$15.00 USD
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WOW - THANKS FOR SUPPORTING THIS AMAZING CAUSE WITH MARIN ALSOP! Great news: we’ve made more batons and shipping has resumed. We’re currently working through a large number of backorders and appreciate your patience while we get them out. Orders will ship in the order they were received, and you’ll receive a tracking email once your order ships.

Marin Alsop and the Taki Alsop Conducting Fellowship invite you to join the #PurpleBaton campaign in honor of National Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day.

This custom #PurpleBaton celebrates women conductors in classical music, advocates for greater representation of women music directors and conductors, and broadcasts support for orchestras to invite more great women conductors onto their podiums.

The baton is 14" in length, has a purple shaft and a tapered handle engraved with TACF representing Taki Alsop Conducting Fellowship.

Get your #PurpleBaton today and show your support for women conductors around the world!

NOTE: This limited edition baton is only available until March 31st.

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More About the #PurpleBaton Campaign

Did you know that only 10 percent of the world's music directors are women or non-male identifying? #PurpleBaton will inspire orchestras and classical music organizations to bring more women onto the podium.

Here's how you can support this amazing cause.

  1. Buy your #PurpleBaton.
  2. Beginning March 1 and throughout the month, share images or videos of you or your organization with a purple baton on your social channels, hashtagged#PurpleBaton.

Why purple?
As a National Women’s History Month color, purple represents equity, loyalty, and justice.

In 2025, conductors around the world showed off their purple batons including:

  • Leonard Slatkin and Sophie Mok

  • Carlos Miguel Prieto

  • Yannick Nézet-Séguin with conductors from Orchestra Métropolitan