Description
As a performer, I have long been fascinated by the song recital as a medium for questioning notions of “canon,” as well as giving voice to those who have been marginalized in classical music. In doing so, I discover voices that I have never heard before, voices of historic women that are completely unknown to me. In communing with these composers and their music, I pay homage to a tradition of female creation that I wish to claim my place amongst. Through the works of Francesca Caccini, Germaine Tailleferre, Maddalena Casulana, Vittoria Aleotti, Leonora Orsini, and Agathe Backer-Grøndahl, I acknowledge that I exist partly because they existed; in some small way, I stand on their shoulders.
September 2017
Baltimore, MD
Portrait of a Young Woman Known as “La Bella”, Palma Vecchio (c.1518)
Photo: Christiania Drammen Rude
National Library of Norway
Photo: Arnold Genthe
Program
For more information on the composers and musical works featured in To the queen of my heart, check out my research and writing!
Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection
Multimedia
To the queen of my heart is in partial fulfilment of the Doctorate in Musical Arts Degree in Vocal Performance at Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University.
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