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Milwaukee Musaik Performs Music By Women Past And Present

Thursday, March 21, at the Women’s Club of Wisconsin, the consortium of musicians called Milwaukee Musaikwill present an evening of chamber music. What makes this concert different is that all of the pieces on the program are composed by women - from living composers Alyssa Firsova and Milwaukee’s own Emily Cooley, to 19th Century composers Louise Ferrenc and Henriette Renié. These are works that often don’t get programmed, but that's not because the compositions aren't worthy of being heard.

Three of the musicians who will perform in the concert join us in Lake Effect’s performance studio to play some of the music featured in the concert. Jeanyi Kim, violinst and associate concertmaster third chair for the Milwaukee Symphony, performs alongside Susan Babini, the symphony's principal cellist, and harpist Kelsey Molinari

They talk about their impending concert, as well as the two pieces they perform in studio: Renié's "Andante Religioso" for cello and harp, and her piece "Scherzo-Fantaisie" for violin and harp.

Bonnie North
Bonnie joined WUWM in March 2006 as the Arts Producer of the locally produced weekday magazine program Lake Effect.