First Ladies: Beach, Clarke, Caccini and more!

Five centuries of music by women who were first in their field!

Amy Beach, Quartet For Strings (In One Movement), Op.89  (1929)

Kyrie from Mass in Eflat , Op.5 (1892) (arr. by Chris Trotman)

Rebecca Clarke, Comodo e Amabile (1924) for string quartet

                      He That Dwelleth (1921) voices a cappella

Marianna von Martines, Miserere (1768)

Francesca Caccini Duets (1618)

Ethel Smyth Kyrie from Mass in D (1925)

                      (arr. for chorus and string quartet by Amelia LeClair)

Patricia Van Ness Premiere of new work for string quartet and soprano

For 12 core singer/soloists and the Clerici Quartet