Abendmusik
Girls on Fire!
Vivaldi’s L’Estro armonico, Op. 3 ~ Part II
Abendmusik presents Vivaldi’s first collection of printed concerti for 1, 2, & 4 violins, Opus 3, L’Estro armónico. Published in Amsterdam in 1711, these concerti are believed to have been performed by the all-female orchestra comprised of students at the Ospedale della Pietà in Venice. In honor of women everywhere, and in particular Anna Maria della Pietà, an 18th-century violinist, composer, and teacher who was an orphan at the Ospedale, we will feature a selection of concerti from the entire collection with an all-female orchestra (Concerti 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 12).
Dr. Alison Smith, historian of early modern Italy and professor emeritus at Wagner College will give a short pre-concert talk on Anna Maria and the cultural life of women in Italian convents during the eighteenth century. The concert curator is violinist Vita Wallace.
Claire Smith Bermingham, Aisslinn Nosky, Tatiana Chulochnikova, Theresa Salomon ~ violins
Margrét Hjaltested, Kristina Giles ~ violas
Caroline Nicolas ~ violoncello
Patricia Ann Neely ~ violone
Rebecca Pechefsky ~ harpsichord
Thursday, February 19 at 7 pm
The Italian Academy at Columbia University, 1161 Amsterdam Avenue between West 116th and 118th Streets, Manhattan
Free Admission (Registration required)
Registration is currently full. The venue hopes to be able to accommodate walk-ins at the door.
