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IN THE SHADOWS OF MEN
2022, Art Song, Classical Music, Opera Nicholas Phan 2022, Art Song, Classical Music, Opera Nicholas Phan

IN THE SHADOWS OF MEN

The path of progress is rarely a straight line, and as women’s access to music education increased through the years of the Enlightenment, there remained a resistance to the idea of women’s use of that education in the public sphere. There was a stigma of impropriety associated with women who entered the public sphere as professional musicians…

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DORMÉS...
2022, Art Song, Classical Music, Opera Nicholas Phan 2022, Art Song, Classical Music, Opera Nicholas Phan

DORMÉS...

Another composer featured this Thursday evening as we begin our nearly 5-century exploration of music by composed by women for San Francisco Performances’ Salon series is Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre. The daughter of a harpsichord-maker and organist, Elisabeth Jacquet was trained by her father in music and displayed exceptional talent at the harpsichord from a young age. She was taken into the French court…

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THE FUTILE ERROR OF MEN
2022, Art Song, Classical Music Nicholas Phan 2022, Art Song, Classical Music Nicholas Phan

THE FUTILE ERROR OF MEN

“…show the world the futile error of men who believe themselves patrons of the high gifts of intellect, which according to them cannot also be held in the same way by women.” — MADDALENA CASULANA

In 1568, Maddalena Casulana published her First Book of Madrigals, the first complete volume of music by a woman to be published in recorded western music history. The quote above is excerpted from her dedication in the front of the book…

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CHE SI PUÓ FARE?
2022, Art Song, Classical Music Nicholas Phan 2022, Art Song, Classical Music Nicholas Phan

CHE SI PUÓ FARE?

Have a case of the Mondays? Urban Dictionary defines “a case of the Mondays” as: A fictitious disorder associated with the tiredness, irritability or distractedness that comes from returning to work after the weekend.

I feel like Barbara Strozzi might have been having one when she penned this incredible song…

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HAPPY THANKFUL
Nicholas Phan Nicholas Phan

HAPPY THANKFUL

“To all who are celebrating it today, a very Happy Thanksgiving to you.

While I feel pretty mixed about this holiday, its history, and the mythologies that it pervades, I do think that there is much merit to having a day of gratitude in which we share a meal together. Perhaps now more than ever…”

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