Danielle, Carmel, Angus, Diana
Willie wagtail illustration by Kymba Burrows
Women and Children
The aesthetics of 17th century women composers (often nuns) mingle in sublime harmony in music by Caterina Assandra, Leonora Orsini, Sulpitia Cesis, Lucrezia Vizzana and Francesca Caccini. Mezzo Sophia Mitchell and soprano Danielle Grant combine duets with arias from these remarkable unknown composers. Bringing us back to earth is the music of children – their play, quarrels, sulks, cheekiness and mimicry are all present in Bartok’s suite For Children, originally for piano, but, according to Bartok, just fine on harpsichord. Diana Weston (harpsichord) and Angus Ryan (cello).
3PM SUNDAY NOVEMBER 17 2013
ST LUKE’S CHURCH, OURIMBAH RD, MOSMAN
Leonora Orsini Per pianto la mia carne
Francesca Caccini Himno
Caterina Assandra O dulcis amor Jesu
Bela Bartok Selected pieces from For Children
Lucretia Vizzana Usquequo oblivisceris me in finem
Sulpitia Cesis Maria Magdalena et altera Maria
Lucretia vizzana O invictissima Christi martir
