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Women with Resolve – Concert in the Drawing Room

PURCHASE TICKETS In conjunction with our Born in 1867: Theodate’s Generation exhibition, we bring to you Women with Resolve. This 50 minute concert in Hill-Stead’s stunning Drawing Room honors the lives and stories of women composers born around the same time as Hill-Stead’s founder, Theodate Pope Riddle (1867-1946). The repertoire includes the work of Amy Marcy Cheney Beach, who was born the same year as Theodate and is featured in our exhibition. Ahead of the concert, there will be a…

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March 21, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

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PURCHASE TICKETS
In conjunction with our Born in 1867: Theodate’s Generation exhibition, we bring to you Women with Resolve. This 50 minute concert in Hill-Stead’s stunning Drawing Room honors the lives and stories of women composers born around the same time as Hill-Stead’s founder, Theodate Pope Riddle (1867-1946). The repertoire includes the work of Amy Marcy Cheney Beach, who was born the same year as Theodate and is featured in our exhibition.
Ahead of the concert, there will be a reception in the Carriage Porch from 6:00 to 6:30 pm.
Repertoire:
Clara Schumann (1819-1896) – Piano Trio, 1846
Amy Beach (1867 – 1944) – Romance for Violin and Piano, 1893
Rebecca Clarke (1886 – 1979) – Dumka: Duo Concertante for Violin, Viola, and Piano, c. 1940
Henriëtte Bosmans (1895 – 1952) – String Quartet, 1927
Performers:
Netta Hadari, violin and viola
Tina Hadari, violin and viola
Susan Robinson, cello
Pi-Hsun Shih, piano
Katalin Viszmeg, violin

Tickets
Adults (nonmembers) | $30
Adults (members)* | $25Children (12 and Under) | $10
*current members will have the discount applied at check out
Hill-Stead Museum is grateful for support provided by The Richard P. Garmany Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving. 

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