Women in Music

SalonEra marks Women’s History Month with a special episode on March 15th featuring instrumental and vocal music by Maddalena Sirmen, Barbara Strozzi, Isabella Leonarda, Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre, and Clara Schumann. Featured guests include harpsichordist Byron Schenkman, violinist Shelby Yamin, and soprano Michele Kennedy, who share a commitment to researching, performing, and recording music by women composers.

Episode Credits

Debra Nagy, host & executive producer
Shelby Yamin, associate producer
Eric Milnes, Remote Collaboration Audio production

Episode Guests

Byron Schenkman

Harpsichord & Piano

Michele Kennedy

Michele Kennedy

Soprano

Shelby Yamin

Violin

Resources

Links to recordings and additional web resources coming soon.

Music

Clara Schumann: Die Stille Lotosblume, Op. 13 no. 6

Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre: Sarabande in G major from Pièces de clavecin

Francesca Caccini: “Chi nel fior di giovinezza” from La Liberazione di Ruggiero

Barbara Strozzi: Amore è bandito

Isabella Leonarda: Cara Regina from Motetti a voce sola con instromenti

Leonarda: Sonata in a minor, Op. 16 no. 5

Maddalena Laura Sirmen: Trio in C major, Vivace

Sponsors

SEASON UNDERWRITERS
Joseph Sopko & Elizabeth Macintyre
Deborah Malamud & Neal Plotkin
Tom & Marilyn McLaughlin

EPISODE SPONSORS
William Anderson
Gerry Fathauer & Jeff Hutchinson
Arthur Rotatori & Tara Fields
Sarah Steiner
Marc Vincent & Alex Nalbach 

REMOTE ARTIST SPONSORS
John & Joanne Goodell
Paula Mindes & George Gilliam
Tim & Marjorie Minnis
Shirley Simmons
Jean Toombs
Daniel Williams