presents
Whistling Hens
Natalie Groom, clarinet
Jennifer Piazza-Pick, soprano
Friday, March 24, 2023
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC - RSVP required
(limited seating available)
Program
Hombres Necios (2023) - Kimberly Osberg (b. 1993)
Musical Invective (2022) - Jennifer Stevenson (b. 1977)
I. Beethoven
II. Debussy
III. Webern
IV. L. Boulanger
V. Gershwin
Letter from Beirut (2021) - Jennifer Stevenson
Scat 2 (1984) - Victoria Bond (b. 1945)
Bios:
Whistling Hens was founded by soprano Jennifer Piazza-Pick and clarinetist Natalie Groom to perform and commission music by women composers and create a financially and artistically equitable future for women in music. The duo hatched at the centennial of a quote by a male music critic who said of Lili Boulanger in 1918, "women composers are at best whistling hens.” Since its founding, Whistling Hens has commissioned twelve works, seven transcriptions, and a women composer coloring book, as well as given fifteen premieres. Featuring several works from their debut album, Reacting to the Landscape, the program will include composers Jennifer Stevenson, Kimberly Osberg, and Victoria Bond.
Lunch is available for members after the concert
The Arts Club of Washington is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. located at 2017 I Street N.W., Washington D.C. 20006
