Early Music Vancouver celebrates Women of Note, March 4
The live concert celebrating female artists is in honour of International Women’s Day
Suzie LeBlanc.
Early Music Vancouver presents Women of Note on March 4 at 7:30 pm at Christ Church Cathedral.
IN HONOUR OF International Women’s Day, Early Music Vancouver (EMV) is presenting Women of Note, its first live public concert since December, on March 4.
Featuring The Pacific Baroque Orchestra and Baroque violinist Tekla Cunningham, Women of Note showcases the music of 18th-century female composers who, though forgotten or ignored by history, in their day shared the stage with and enjoyed the respect and friendship of composers now regarded as musical giants, including Haydn and Mozart.
These women were highly acclaimed as composers and as performing musicians. Among them are British composer, pianist, and teacher Maria Hester Park; star singer and playwright Amélie-Julie Candeille; stateswoman, keyboard player, and opera composer Duchess Maria Antonia, Electress of Saxony; master violinist Maddalena Laura Sirmen (who was trained at one of Venice’s famous musical orphanages); and virtuoso singer and pianist Marianne Anna Katharina von Martinez, a member of the prestigious Accademia Filarmonica in Bologna and a frequent duet partner of Mozart’s.
“Their music is brimming with the elegance and eloquence of the Classical era,” Suzie LeBlanc, EMV artistic and executive director, said in a release.
“It is important to highlight the important, and often over-looked, contributions of these influential composers,” LeBlanc says. “I hope to introduce Vancouver audiences to the works of more 'women of note' during my tenure here.”
International Women’s Day is on March 8.
More information is at EMV's website.
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