Whidbey Island Music Festival: Heroines – Women of Power & Influence
$30 (student free)
- Danielle Reutter-Harrah, soprano
- Tekla Cunningham, baroque violin
- Maxine Eilander, baroque harp
- Stephen Stubbs, baroque guitar & lute
- Henry Lebedinsky, keyboards
Carlo Pallavicino — Selected works
Franz Joseph Haydn — Selected works
Tarquinio Merula — Selected works
Johann Mattheson — Selected works
George Frideric Handel — Selected works
Giuseppe Tartini — Selected works
Tales of courage, love, and loss by Monteverdi, Pallavicini, Haydn, Merula, and more!
Arias for soprano, violin, and continuo tell the stories of heroines through the ages, from Monteverdi to Handel and beyond! The courage, heartbreak, and boundless love of heroines from Monteverdi, Mattheson, Handel, Haydn, and beyond continues to inspire and delight. Instrumental music by Tartini (Didione Abandonnata) and more!
Please bring a lawn chair or picnic blanket for the outdoor performance at Cultus Bay Gardens and consider bringing a sun hat and sunglasses.
About Danielle Reutter-Harrah, soprano
https://pacificmusicworks.org/profile/danielle-reutter-harrah/
About Tekla Cunningham, baroque violin
Baroque violinist Tekla Cunningham delights in bringing the music of the baroque, classical and romantic eras to life with vivid and expressive historically informed performances.
Praised as "a consummate musician whose flowing solos and musical gestures are a joy to watch", her performances have been described as "ravishingly beautiful" and "stellar". Her greatest musical love is music of the baroque and chamber music of all stripes, though she can’t seem to quit Johannes Brahms. She is co-artistic director of Pacific MusicWorks in Seattle, artist-in-residence at the University of Washington and founder and director of the Whidbey Island Music Festival.
Tekla plays regularly as concertmaster and principal player with the American Bach Soloists. Her new release 'Stylus Phantasticus' with Pacific MusicWorks is delighting critics. "Tekla is a marvel…an endlessly songful bird". Early Music America describes the recording as "played with verve, the music presented here reaffirms the old notion that instrumental music can have the flair of any theatrical spectacle. … a stellar vessel for the boldest showmanship".
Tekla plays on a violin made by Sanctus Seraphin in Venice in 1746.
http://www.teklacunningham.com/About Maxine Eilander, baroque harp
http://www.pacificmusicworks.org/team_member/maxine-eilander/