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CityMusic Cleveland Presents Chamber Music by Living Women Composers

This week, Cleveland Ovations features music from two chamber concerts in their series "Celebrating Women's Rights to Vote and Create," with selctions by living female composers — Elena Ruehr (born 1963), Denise Ondishko (born 1960) and Jessie Montgomery (born 1981).There will also be works by two composers of an earlier generation, namely Amy Beach and Rebecca Clarke. The concerts were recorded in February and March this year at the Maltz Center for the Performing Arts and the Shrine Church of St. Stanislaus. Be sure to join us Wednesday night at 8 for Cleveland Ovations.

 

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Repertoire:

Denise Ondishko: Cloudshifts for string quartet

Rebecca Clarke: Prelude, Allegro and Pastorale for clarinet and viola

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: “Kegelstatt Trio in E-flat K498

Amy Beach: Quartet for Strings (In One Movement)

Elena Ruehr: String Quartet No. 3

Jessie Montgomery: Strum for string quartet