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Welcome to She Is Music! Originally adapted from my program notes, I created this blog as a space to explore the contributions of women creators in classical music.
My research interests span song repertoire and vocal chamber music by women composers from the early Baroque to the present day. Through my Doctoral research, I also delve into the 19th-Century song repertoire of European and North American women composers. I am passionate about creating a more accurate and just historical narrative that centers the contributions of women creators in classical music, as well as an online community to share research, thoughts, music and more!
Ultimately, since I am most interested in pairing scholarship with performance, I tend to think and write about the music/texts that inspire me and the projects I am currently working on. This involves a whole bunch of intersecting topics, including history, politics, literature, and autobiography, as well as examining the works of women composers, writers, visual artists, activists, and historical figures.
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Composer
The Woman Within the Portrait: Ria & Mizzi
Reflections on Lacy Rose's cycles Ria (2018) and Hope I (2017) Lacy Rose's Ria and Hope I were performed as part of Portraits: The Self Illuminated. For more information about the program, including full recordings of both works, check out my...
Poet
A Song for Turbulent Times: Melissa Dunphy’s “Farewell, Angelina”
Reflections on Melissa Dunphy's Farewell Angelina (2019) Farewell, Angelina was included on the recital-film project, I take the long way there. For more information about this program, check out my projects. Bob Dylan (b.1941) & Joan Baez...
Research
Suffragist Series: Mary Church Terrell (1863-1954)
Suffragist Series highlights the fascinating suffrage activists that I researched as dramaturg for A Women's Suffrage Splendiferous Extravaganza! (AWSSE!), a new vaudeville-inspired revue about the history of the women's suffrage movement in the...
Research
Suffragist Series highlights the fascinating suffrage activists that I researched as dramaturg for A Women's Suffrage Splendiferous Extravaganza! (AWSSE!), a new...
Reflections on Melissa Dunphy's June (2012) June was presented as part of the recital-film project, I take the long way there. For more information about this program,...
Reflections on Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre's Semelé (1715) Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre's Semelé was performed as part of Portraits: The Self Illuminated. For more...
Reflections on Jessica Krash's Sulpicia's Songs (2015) Sulpicia's Songs was featured on the film-recital project, I take the long way there. For more information about...
Reflections on Francis Poulenc's Trois Poèmes de Louise de Vilmorin Francis Poulenc's Trois Poèmes de Louise de Vilmorin was performed as part of Portraits: The Self...
Composers
Reflections on Lacy Rose's cycles Ria (2018) and Hope I (2017) Lacy Rose's Ria and Hope I were performed as part of Portraits: The Self Illuminated. For more...
Reflections on Zwölf Gedichte aus F. Rückerts Liebesfrühling von Robert und Clara Schumann (1841) German Romantics: Clara was featured on the film-recital project, I...
Reflections on Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel's Sechs Lieder, Op. 1 (1846) Fanny Mendelssohn's Sechs Lieder, Op. 1 was programmed on The little ghost for The Cantanti...
Reflections on Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre's Semelé (1715) Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre's Semelé was performed as part of Portraits: The Self Illuminated. For more...
Reflections on Barbara Strozzi's È giungerà pur mai (1664) Barbara Strozzi's È giungerà pur mai was performed as part of Portraits: The Self Illuminated. For more...
Poet
Reflections on Melissa Dunphy's Farewell Angelina (2019) Farewell, Angelina was included on the recital-film project, I take the long way there. For more information...
Reflections on Melissa Dunphy's June (2012) June was presented as part of the recital-film project, I take the long way there. For more information about this program,...
Reflections on Jessica Krash's Sulpicia's Songs (2015) Sulpicia's Songs was featured on the film-recital project, I take the long way there. For more information about...
Reflections on Francis Poulenc's Trois Poèmes de Louise de Vilmorin Francis Poulenc's Trois Poèmes de Louise de Vilmorin was performed as part of Portraits: The Self...
News
Go behind the scenes with co-creators November Christine, Caroline Miller, and myself as we discuss our upcoming staged readings of A Women's Suffrage Splendiferous...
Watch my interview with Director of Engagement and Individual Giving, Cara Schaefer, to discuss the programming ethos behind IN Series' Women Composers Festival! For...
