Perspectives: Élisabeth Claude Jacquet de La Guerre and her Musical Circle

Name: Perspectives: Élisabeth Claude Jacquet de La Guerre and her Musical Circle
Start: 2024-09-27T19:30:00-04:00
Location: Forest Hill Church

Schedule

Fri Sep 27 2024 at 07:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Forest Hill Church | Cleveland Heights, OH

Come join us in CLE Concierto's DEBUT concert, featuring music of Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre and her musical circle. Our performers include Alan Choo (baroque violin), Andréa Walker (soprano), René Schiffer (bass), and QinYing Tan (harpsichord).
In the Baroque era, a handful of brilliant women overcame the odds and become famous composers. There was Strozzi, the fiery prodigy; Leonarda, the nun; cosmopolitan Bembo, who fled to France to escape an abusive husband; and Caccini, who was the most highly-paid musician in the Medici court.

Perhaps brightest among all these jewels was the supremely gifted Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre, whose best works outshone many of her contemporaries’. Daughter of an egalitarian father in Paris, her musical talent was noticed by Louis XIV, the Sun King himself. As a resident composer in his court, she produced a number of richly profound works in diverse styles, many of which still haunt us to this day.

In Perspectives, we will bring Jacquet de la Guerre’s world to life through a series of performances and paintings that highlight different aspects of her life, from the mundane to the bizarre.
CLE Concierto, Northeast Ohio’s newest early music ensemble, aims to bring untold composers’ stories to life. Through dynamic performances, dialogues, and visuals, we connect modern audiences to their lost worlds and perspectives. CLE Concierto is a 501 (c)(3)nonprofit organization.
This concert is graciously hosted by The Resonance Project at Forest Hill Church.