Forth From Her Pen ~ 17th c Italian Women Composers
11/24/2024 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM EST
Location: DACOR Bacon House, 1801 F Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006
Event Description
How many female composers can you name? How about from the 17th century? In this fourth in our series of “Waiting in the Wings: Seen but not heard,” we hear music composed by seven little-known women composers of the 17th century. Listen to the exquisite voices of Musica Spira-- two sopranos with viola da gamba and
harpsichord. These gifted Italian women composed music for their convents, for the courts, and for private academies of learning. Note well their names to remember
them after hearing their compositions: Maria Perucona, Chiara Cozzolani, Francesca Caccini, Maria Perucona, Antonia Bembo, Barbara Strozzi, and Isabella Leonarda.
Our gifted ensemble Musica Spira has been enchanting audiences since 2016 with leaders Paula Maust, harpsichord, and Grace Srinivasan, soprano, and guest
artists Crossley Hawn, soprano, and Amy Dojmingues, viola da gamba. Join us for an inspiring fall program and enjoy tea & sherry at intermission. Children under the age
of 18 accompanied by an adult are admitted free.
