Celebrating Women Composers: Music HerStory exalts contributions that women have made to the world of classical music, with compositions by Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, Clara Schumann, Ethel Smyth, Florence Price, Meredith Monk, JJ Hollingsworth, Missy Mazzoli, Caroline Shaw and Pia Møller Johansen. Pianist Carolyn Enger feels dedicated to feature under-represented female composers, hoping to inspire audiences to appreciate the importance of familiarizing themselves with diverse creators, underscoring the universality of music.
Program:
- O Traum Der Jugend, O Goldner Stern Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel
- Les feuilles blancs Pia Møller Johansen
- Gustave Le Gray Caroline Shaw
- Präludium II, Op. 1 Clara Schumann
- Trois Romances, Op. 11 No. 3
- Window in 7’s Meredith Monk
- Adoration Florence Price
- Suite for Solo Piano Alisson Kruusmaa
- I. Prelude
- II. Allemande
- III. Sarabande
- I. Prelude
- Twilight Margaret Ruthven Lang
- Spiritual Suite for Piano Margaret Bonds
- II. The Bells