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The Boston Musical Intelligencer
2024-04-23 21:54:31
A Final Flourish with Cappella Clausura
[…] to the enduring power of artistry and the boundless possibilities of the human spirit. Cappella Clausura is the creation of Amelia LeClair. She was inspired by the disturbing lack of attention given to the music of women composers and formed an ensemble and an organization to fill this need. I have been a part of it since 2006. I (Martha Hatch Bancroft) met Amelia when she came to my church, Parish of the Messiah, in Newton, in 2006, seeking residency for her new group. She had just formed Cappella Clausura, and invited me as Warden of my church, to come hear them in Forsyth Chapel at Forest Hills Cemetery. When I experienced the sound of 12 women singing music from the early Baroque and of Hildegard von Bingen, I was speechless. I had never heard anything like it before. That was the beginning of a very long, rich and deep […]
The Boston Musical Intelligencer
2024-03-27 03:19:02
Music Mondays hosted violinist Angella Ahn and pianist Jean Schneider yesterday at the Scandinavian Cultural Center in Newton and on livestream. [] The post appeared first on The Boston Musical Intelligencer.
The Boston Musical Intelligencer
2023-12-17 20:58:41
All composers steal—deliberately and inadvertently—from themselves and others. And that’s just fine according to “international composer, arranger, musician, producer, and educator” Larry Bethune, who introduced “Beethoven and the Beatles,” the latest installment of Cherry Street Music’s “Classical with a Twist” at the historic Allen Center in West Newton. [] The post appeared first on The Boston Musical Intelligencer.
The Boston Musical Intelligencer
2023-11-20 19:40:12
Cappella Clausura interspersed choral selections from Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel and Clara Schumann among the12 solo-piano character pieces the constitute Hensel’s Das Jahr. Lois Shapiro performed the New England premiere on Saturday night at Unitarian Universalist Church in Newton. [] The post appeared first on The Boston Musical Intelligencer.
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