Chamber Music Society Greater Denver: Forgotten Women of Classical Music, Westminster Presbyterian
Since the birth of Western classical music, women who dared to compose have faced systemic barriers to education, publication, performance, and recognition. Many were encouraged to write only “salon” pieces, publish under pseudonyms, or abandon composition altogether. And yet, despite these obstacles, women across centuries and styles produced music of remarkable originality, depth, and expressive power.
Sounds and Sweet Airs honors composers who defied those odds—women whose voices were sidelined or forgotten, and whose music deserves renewed attention. Spanning late Romanticism, early modernism, contemporary classical music, and genre-crossing songwriting, tonight’s program highlights both the diversity of women’s musical expression and the shared resilience behind it.
Concert Program
Germaine Tailleferre / Sonata for Harp, Mvt. 2
Shulamit Ran / Sonatina for Two Flutes
Florence Price / From Four Songs from the Weary Blues
Amy Beach / Within Thy Heart
Joanna Newsom / Peach, Plum, Pear
Amy Beach / A Hermit Thrush at Morn
Eve Beglarian / I Will Not Be Sad In This World
Louise-Marie Simon (aka Claude Arrieu) / Sonatine for Flute and Piano
Florence Price / Fantasie for flute and piano
Clémence de Grandval / Valse mélancolique
Lili Boulanger / D'un matin de printemps
Margaret Bonds / Troubled Water
Event Links
Tickets: https://go.evvnt.com/3446639-0
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