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Tenth Muse

Join returning artists Meghan Crosby-Jolliffe and Dana Marie Chan in exploring biographical music written for women and by women. In this program, we will discuss the impact of women on composer's lives and roles women played as composers themselves.

Sunday, Feb 15th
2:30 PM
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Saturday, Feb 21st
7:30 PM
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Sunday, Feb 22nd
2:30 PM
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Program

Robert Schumann | Frauenliebe und Liebe

I. Seit ich ihn gesehen | Since First Seeing Him

III. Ich kann’s nicht fassen, nicht glauben| I cannot grasp it, believe it

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IV. Du Ring an meinem Finger | You Ring On My Finger

V. Helft mir, ihr Schwestern | Help Me, My Sisters

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VI. Süsser Freund, du blickest | Sweet Friend, You Look

VII. An meinem Herzen, an meiner Brust | On My Heart, At My Breast

Clara Schumann (1819-1896) | Three Romances Op. 22

I. Andante Molto

II. Allegretto: Mit zartem Vortrage

III. Leidenschaftlich Schnell

Intermission

Dominick Argento | From the Diary of Virginia Woolf

I. The Diary (April 1919)

VII. Parents (December 1940)

VIII. Last Entry (March 1941)

Cooper Grosscup | 10th Muse

Selections

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