Anatole Wieck and Marina Minkin of Ensemble Ad Libitum
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On Sunday, June 14 at 1:00 pm, join Ensemble Ad Libitum for “Women in Music: The Remarkable Journey,” an exploration of three centuries of women composers, whose works are arranged for violin and piano. The program is free to the public (although donations are gratefully accepted), and no reservations are needed. The concert will be held at the Sanford Unitarian Universalist Church, 5 Lebanon Street, Sanford, Maine.
The program will feature the music of five classical women composers:
Clara Schumann (1819–1896), German virtuoso pianist, composer and educator, recognized as one of the most distinguished musicians of the Romantic era. A child prodigy, she made her professional debut at age 11 and by 14, had premiered her own piano concerto.
Cecile Chaminade (1857–1944), French composer and pianist who in 1913 was awarded the Légion d’Honneur, the first female composer to receive the honor.
Elisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre (1665–1729), French composer, harpsichordist, and organist, who was the first woman to compose an opera in France. Her talents were recognized early – after a performance at age five – by Louis XIV, who became her patron.
Louise Farrenc (1804–1875) was the only female professor of music to be hired in the nineteenth century by the famous Paris Conservatory. She was a renowned pianist as well as a composer of symphonies and chamber pieces.
Lili Boulanger (1893–1918), a pioneering French composer and child prodigy, heralded as the first woman to win the prestigious Prix de Rome in 1913.
Founded in 1995 to perform music from the Baroque era as well as lesser known classical and contemporary works, Ensemble Ad Libitum features Anatole Wieck on violin and viola and Marina Minkin on harpsichord and piano. The name Ad Libitum (“with free rhythm and expression”) reflects the stylistic diversity as well as the broad range of composers in the Ensemble’s repertoire.
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