The ninth annual international Music by Women Festival The festival will feature concerts of new and historic music written by women composers historically as well as in the present day.

Schedule of Events:

9:00–9:25 AM

Room 211

Paper: Unsung Melodies by Three Brazilian Valkyries
Rosângela Sebba (Mississippi State University)

Room 307

Lecture Recital: Libby Larsen's Guitar Music: Defying Conventions
Jess Julian, guitar (Mississippi State University)

Room 408

Lecture Recital: Exploring Missy Mazzoli's Piano Narrative)
Jonida Lazellari, piano (Pennsylvania State University)

9:30–9:55 AM

Room 211

Lecture Recital: Multimedia Music by Women for Clarinet
Katrina Clements, clarinet (Valley City State University & Fargo-Moorhead Symphony Orchestra)

Room 307

Lecture Recital: “Narrowly Time's Slow Riders Shave”: An Analysis and   Performance of Rhian Samuel's Cwmdonkin Songs
Matthew Hoch, baritone (Auburn University)
Jonathan Levin, piano

Room 408

Lecture Recital: A Commoner Prodigy and the Sun King: Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre and Louis XIV
Elizabeth Moak, piano (University of Southern Mississippi)
Jean-Claude Coquempot, research collaborator

10:00 AM
Kossen Auditorium

Concert No. 11
At Least One — Meredith Butterworth

Mystic Embers — Jennifer Rose

Christy Banks, clarinet & bass clarinet (Millersville University of Pennsylvania)

Jessica Lindsey, clarinet & bass clarinet (University of North Carolina Charlotte)

Timothy Bonenfant, clarinet & bass clarinet (Angelo State University)

Riley Cronk, clarinet (University of North Carolina Charlotte)

John Thornton, clarinet (University of North Carolina Charlotte)

Lillian Lutz, clarinet (University of North Carolina Charlotte)

Arari 5 Variations on ‘Jeongsun Arirang' for Oboe and Piano (2023) — Hyunjoo Byon (b.1974)

Pablo Hernandez, oboe (The University of Southern Mississippi)

Hyeji Seo, piano (Colorado State University)

Spanish Dance — Berta Josephine Hecker

Cigarillos — Nelly LiPuma

Amy Catron, cello (Mississippi State University)

Rosângela Sebba, piano (Mississippi State University)

Air Vaudois, Op. 108 — Mélanie Hélène Bonis

Stephanie Hoeckley, flute (Arkansas State University)

Alison Hsieh, piano (Arkansas State University)

Set for Clarinet — Katherine Hoover (1937-2018)

I. Fanfare - II. Air

Riley Cronk, clarinet (UNC Charlotte)

Suite for Horn — Hannah Adhikari (BMI)

I. Prelude - II. Sunset at Biltmore Estate - III. Orderly Chaos - IV. Sipping Raspberry Cordial - V. Postlude

Ellie Jenkins horn (Dalton State College and Berry College)

Hannah E. Adhikari (BMI), piano

Suite pour Piano (romantique) — Young Ja Lee (b. 1931)

Hyeji Seo, piano (Colorado State University)

Three Old English Songs for voice and violin — Rebecca Clarke

Phyllis on the New Made Hay - The Tailor - It Was a Lover and His Lass

Amy Rosine, soprano (Kansas State University)

Cora Cooper, violin

Pulled by the Ebb and Flow of the Current; a Fleeting Mood for Flute & Piano — Lisa Robinson

Carol Shansky, flute (Kutztown University)

Jonathan Levin, piano

Phoenix — Laura Pettigrew (SOCAN)

Cynthia Cripps, alto saxophone (University of Texas Rio Grande Valley)

Martha Saywell, piano (Texas A&M University-San Antonio)

11:30-11:55 AM

Room 211

Paper: Sophie Drinker and Ashley Montagu: Music and Women
Lindsey Jones (Rutgers)

12:00 PM
Kossen Auditorium

Concert No. 12
Piano Trio, op. 17 — Clara Schumann

1. Allegro moderato - 2. Andante - 3. Scherzo: Tempo di Minuetto - 4. Andante; Più animato

Bill O'Neil, clarinet (University of Texas Rio Grande Valley)

Cindy Cripps, alto saxophone (University of Texas Rio Grande Valley)

Migeun Chung, piano

Bride's Lament — Emily Joy Sullivan (SUNY Fredonia School of Music)

Tammy Hensrud, mezzo-soprano (Hofstra University)

Jonathan Levin, piano

Three Seagull Songs — Sabrina Clarke (Meredith College)

Gray Stitches - Unflinching Eyes - The Only Birds

Rebecca Coberly, soprano (UTRGV)

Jonathan Levin, piano

Take That! - Wandering Thoughts — Barbara Holm

Danilo Mezzadri, flute (University of Southern Mississippi)

Amanda Wilton, violin (University of North Alabama)

Suren Petrosyan, cello (University of North Alabama)

Songs of the Seasons — Margaret Bonds

Poème d'automne - Winter Moon - Young Love in Spring - Summer Storm

Dana Zenobi, soprano (Butler University)

Jonathan Levin, piano

Break
3:00 PM
Kossen Auditorium

Concert No. 13
Rhapsody on an Echo Chamber for Soprano Saxophone and Piano — Jenni Watson

Leanna Hamburg, soprano saxophone

Jonathan Levin, piano

Reflection for Clarinet — Dorothy Chang

John Thornton, Bb clarinet (University of North Carolina at Charlotte)

Flower Catalog — Stephanie Ann Boyd (b. 1990)

Red Rose (2020)* World Premiere - Yellow Rose (2020) - Daffodil (2020) - Red Dahlia (2023)* World Premiere

Holly Roadfeldt, piano (Muhlenberg College)

Letters from Edna — Juliana Hall

1. To Mr. Ficke and Mr. Bynner (December 5, 1912) - 2. To Harriet Monroe (March 1, 1918) - 3. To Norma Millay (May 25, 1921) - 4. To Arthur Davison Ficke (October 24, 1930) - 5. To Mother (June 15, 1921)

Emily Howes Heilman, mezzo-soprano (Sam Houston State University)

Valerie Trujillo, piano (Florida State University)

Euphoria — Hannah Wolkowitz

Cynthia Cripps, alto saxophone (University of Texas Rio Grande Valley)

Martha Saywell, piano (Texas A&M University-San Antonio)

Amor dormiglione — Barbara Strozzi

Amy Yeung, soprano (University of Tennessee at Martin)

Chan Mi Jean, piano (University of Tennessee at Martin)

4:00-4:25 PM

Room 211

Paper: Then and Now: An Overview of the Composers in “Violin Music by Women: A Graded Anthology”
Cora Cooper (Kansas State University)

Room 307

Lecture Recital: Exploring Libby Larsen's Sonnets of the Portuguese for Use in the          Undergraduate Vocal Studio
Sarah Wee, soprano (Troy University)
Benjamin Crook, piano

Room 408

Lecture Recital: “The Lady With A Hammer,” Galina Ustvolskaya and her 12 Preludes for Piano
Katherine Miller, piano (Stony Brook University)

4:30-4:55 PM

Room 211

Paper: Ekphrasis, Intertextuality, and Allusion: Modes of Re-presentation in Mel Bonis' Femmes de légende
Christy Sallee (University of Florida)

Room 307

Lecture Recital: Women's Rights are Human Rights: Creating Music for Social Change
Sarah Lucas-Page, presenter (Western Washington University)
Julia Lougheed, clarinet & fixed audio and visual media

Room 408

Lecture Recital: A Percussionist's Take on Relaxed Playing
Anneliese Walrath, marimba (Shenandoah Conservatory)

5:00 PM
Kossen Auditorium

Concert No. 14
Getting Together — Jerry Casey

Wissahickon Idyll — Sabrina Clarke

Synergy 78

Carol Shansky, flute/piccolo (Kutztown University)

Michelle Kiec, Bb clarinet/bass clarinet (Commonwealth University)

Songs of Woods and Water — Dorothy Chang

I. Rain to the Leaves - II. Sleeping River - III. Autumn Fires - IV. Winter's Day

Rebekah Alexander, soprano and piano (Belmont University)

Three Piano Works — Irene Britton Smith (1907-1999)

Nocturne, “Reflections” - Meditation - Passacaglia

Erin Bennett, piano (University of North Florida)

All the Single Ladies: music from the convents of Baroque Italy

O Dulcis Jesu — Chiara Cozzolani

Stabat Mater — Sulpitia Cesis

Gaude Plaude — Maria Xaveria Perucona

Heri et Hodie (Cincinnati, OH)

Krista Cornish Scott & Maren Hrivnak

Drei Lieder, Opus 10 — Emilie Mayer (1812-1883)

1. Der Neugierige - 2. Frühlingsliebe - 3. Rastlose Liebe

Sarah Ashcroft VandenBrink, soprano (Hope College)

Jonathan Levin, piano

Integrated Unity — Dayton Kinney

Carol Shansky, flute (Kutztown University)

Jonathan Levin, piano

Four songs on poems by Edna St. Vincent Millay — Margaret Bonds (1913-1972)

1. Even in the moment - 2. Feast - 3. I know my mind - What lips my lips have kissed

Susan Hurley, soprano (Mississippi University for Women)

William Reber, piano (Mississippi University for Women)

Break
8:00 PM
Kossen Auditorium

Concert No. 15
The Chair (Opera in Three Acts) — Olga Harris

Act 2

Deborah Popham, soprano (University of Wisconsin-Green Bay)

Susan Hurley, soprano (Mississippi University for Women)

Tammy Hensrud, mezzo soprano (Hofstra University)

Zane Lynn, tenor (Mississippi University for Women)

Benjamin Schoening, baritone

Jonathan Levin, piano

Graceful Excursions — Helena Michelson (Community School of Music and Arts)

Michelle Kiec, Bb clarinet (Commonwealth University)

Jonathan Levin, piano

Toccata — Elena Barbara Giuranna

Preludi, Op. 29 — Teresa Procaccini

1. L'Airone (The Heron) - 7. Il Gabbiano (The Seagull) - 8. Il Cocorito (The Cockatiel) - 9. Il Pipistrello (The Bat)

Se-Hee Jin, piano (Texas Tech University)

Arietta No. 5 — Carolina Ucelli

Frena le Belle Lagrime, (concert aria)

Julia Jaffe, mezzo-soprano (First Parish UU Church, Lexington, MA)

Jonathan Levin, piano

Euphantasy (2005) — Jennifer Bernard Merkowitz (b. 1981)

Prophecies (2014) — Barbara York (1949-2020)

Sophia Rivera, euphonium (University of Memphis)

Jonathan Levin, piano

A Victorian Garland — Phyllis Tate

I. Morality - II. Lines Written in Kensington Gardens - III. A Memory Picture

Maribeth Crawford, soprano (Murray State University)

Tana Field, contralto (Murray State University)

Ashley Cumming, horn (Murray State University)

Christy D'Ambrosio, piano (Murray State University)

Bright Angel — Roshanne Etezady

I. Lookout - II. Phantom - III. Kiva - IV. Hermit's Rest - V. Bright Angel

Erin Cameron, clarinet (Arkansas State University)

Alison Hsieh, piano

Lullaby and Dreamsequence — Stephanie Ann Boyd

Matthew Driscoll, trombone

Jonathan Levin, piano

The Journey of Healing for Bb Clarinet and Piano — Jane Kozhevnikova

Soo Goh, clarinet (Appalachian State University)

Jonathan Levin, piano

Cadenza for Saxophone and Piano (1974) — Lucie Robert-Diessel (1936-2019)

Bart Walters, saxophone

Jonathan Levin, piano

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