ULYSSES Performers Journey @ Snape Maltings

From August 18th to 22nd 2019, Clarice Rarity will participate to the Illuminate Women’s Music event at Snape Maltings in the framework of her ULYSSES Journey for performers.

An open session is scheduled for August 22nd at 5.30pm.

Illuminate is a new project to promote the work of emerging women composers and performers. It also gives a platform for historical repertoire by women composers to sit alongside new works. The project has been set up by Dr Angela Elizabeth Slater, a freelance composer who is a strong advocate of the promotion of women’s music both past and present.

For Season II, Illuminate Women’s Music is delighted to announce the formation of a new ensemble, the Illuminate String Quartet, who will be performing across the UK with soprano singer Yfat Soul Zisso!

In Season II, Illuminate Women’s Music has commissioned new works by six women composers. The composers are Caroline Bordignon, Soul Zisso, Joanna Ward and the Illuminate composers in residence Angela Elizabeth Slater, Sarah Westwood and Blair Boyd. The composers will be collaborating with the performers of the newly formed Illuminate String Quartet and soprano singer Soul Zisso. The Illuminate String Quartet members are Clarice Rarity (violin), Christine Cornwall (violin), Katherine Clarke (viola) and Cecilia Bignall (cello).These new works will be programmed alongside a wealth historical works by composers such as Rebecca Clarke, Barbara Strozzi, and Ruth Crawford Seeger giving a rich context to the strong but neglected tradition of women’s music, and rightly bringing these works as well as new ones to the attention of new audiences across the UK. You can find out more about Illuminate Women’s Music upcoming concerts for Season II on the Illuminate Women’s Music website.

Collaborators:
Clarice Rarity
Christine Cornwall
Katherine Clarke
Cecilia Bignall
Yfat Soul Zisso
Caroline Bordignon
Joanna Ward
Angela Elizabeth Slater
Sarah Westwood
Blair Boyd

You can find short videos with more information about the Illuminate Women’s Programme here.

Illuminate Women’s Music 2019 season II is supported by Ambache Charitable Trust and RVW Trust.