Hackney Community Orchestra have been working with the Hackney Society to prepare for a performance at the Hackney History Festival in May 2026. As part of the preparation for this, I have looked into the music of two women composers with links to Hackney who are featured in their books Women from Hackney's History. They are Lady Mary Dering (1629-1710) and Mary Ann Wrighten Pownall (nee Matthews) (1751-1796). Further details will appear here soon.