Ana Vidovic was offered as an example of a woman with brilliant guitar skills. To be sure, her skills are even more developed than those of Tina S but I suspect they may meet each other one day. When people are that good, they usually do.
However.
I have the same question for Ana that I have for Tina S: where is the original work
You can hear the passion in this piece. I would not describe it as 'feminine' (i.e. subdued or whatever) except insofar as it covers a wide dynamic range and you can write your own book on the differences between men and women.
There is no Affirmative Action in music and that's one of the coolest things about it. A musician I met fairly early sent me some of his work and it was pretty cool. We had been talking for some while before I knew he had cerebral palsy and was doing all his composition in a wheelchair.
In my view, it does a grave disservice to women to treat them as if their only future in music is as recital artists. As you can hear from Ms Vidovic's performance, it's a beautiful art ... but ... I want to hear Ana. As with Tina S, she has enormous skills ... but ... what will she do with them.
I don't see this as a harsh question to either young lady. They are young and they can do whatever they like with these skills. As with anyone else, dream big ... it just might happen.
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