Tafelmusik’s Hearing Her Voice brings to life striking music by often forgotten women composers. Through this program, we can discover works by Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre, Barbara Strozzi, Mademoiselle Duval, Wilhelmine von Bayreuth, Maria Teresa Agnesi, Maria Margherita Grimani, and the enigmatic Mrs Philarmonica.
Hearing Her Voice brings together two powerful forces: the return of Grammy award-winning soprano Amanda Forsythe and the world premiere of a new intergenerational work by Métis composer Karen Sunabacka and writer Joyce Clouston.
Interview with Karen Sunabacka
Karen Sunabacka discusses working with her mother and collaborating with Tafelmusik for Hearing Her Voice. This new piece, nitatisipwētānān: We are leaving, is rooted in Métis storytelling, intergenerational collaboration, and brings a contemporary voice into dialogue with centuries of overlooked artists.
Program Details
- Élisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre: Suite from Céphale et Procis & Semelé
- Mademoiselle Duval: Suite from Les Génies, ou les Caractères de l’AmourWilhelmine von Bayreuth: Arias from Argenore & Concerto for harpsichord
- Maria Teresa Agnesi: Aria “Deh temprate” from Ulisse in Campagnia &
- music from L’insubria consolata
- Barbara Strozzi: Che si puo fare
- Maria Margherita Grimani: Aria “Sol fia pago” from La visitazione di Santa Elisabetta·
- Mrs Philarmonica: Sonata quinta
- Marianna Martines: Aria “Sol che un istante” from Il primo amore
- Karen Sunabacka: nitatisipwētānān/We are leaving (world premiere)
Running April 30th to May 3rd at Jeanne Lamon Hall, Hearing Her Voice moves between dramatic Baroque storytelling and rarely heard works by women composers. Spanning centuries, the program places women, long underrepresented in classical history, firmly at centre stage.
Full program details and tickets available at tafelmusik.org.
