PROFILES IN COURAGE: WOMEN COMPOSERS

Special Guest: Kara Dugan, mezzo soprano
Pre-Concert Talk: one hour prior to program

Against all odds, since the 11th century, there have been women who found ways, through their extraordinary courage, perseverance and intelligence, to somehow share their considerable talents with a world that too often seemed disinterested or downright hostile. Usually overshadowed, or greatly restricted, by their husbands, families, publishers or society at large, these cultural heroes found ways to pass on their creative legacies to future generations. This program recognizes and celebrates five such outstanding artists, Fanny Mendelssohn, Clara Schumann, Amy Beach, Florence Price and Louise Farrenc, and two living composers, Jesse Montgomery and Elizabeth Brown, who, while benefiting from those past efforts, still continue the struggle.

Susan Nidel, flute  

Kemp Jernigan, oboe 

Amy Advocat, clarinet        

Remy Taghavi, bassoon        

Bernhard Scully, horn           

Ronnie Bauch, violin

Gabriela Diaz, violin

Ah Ling Neu, viola

Chris Finckel, violoncello

Donald Palma, double bass

Reiko Uchida, piano

Jesse Montgomery  (b.1981)

Strum

Elizabeth Brown (b.1953)

Pentalogue

prologue

Procession

walking and waltzing

of mice and Mahler

epilogue

A Set of Songs

Fanny Mendelssohn   (1805-1847)                

Bitte                            

Dein ist mein Hertz

Florence Price  (1887-1953)                          

The Glory of the Day was in Her Face

An April Day

Amy Beach   (1867-1944)                          

The Year’s at the Spring

I Send My Heart Up to Thee

Clara Schumann   (1819-1896)                    

Liebst du um Schonheit

Die Lorelei       

INTERMISSION

Louise Farrenc  (1804-1875)                        

Piano Quintet No.1 in A minor, Op.30

Allegro

Adagio non troppo

Scherzo: Presto

Finale: Allegro

“One of the outstanding cultural resources 
in the state of New Hampshire” 
– NH State Council on the Arts