The Women of Feminae in Musica
Performers
Aleksandra Maslovaric started performing nationally at an early age with the Kolibri Choir in Belgrade, Serbia. Soon thereafter, she began her life-long affair with the violin. Now based in Los Angeles, she has performed throughout Europe and on both U.S. coasts.
Tania Fleischer is an active pianist and collaborative artist in Southern California and has performed extensively in the United States and Germany. She developed the Accompanying Program at Chapman University and is currently on the faculty at Loyola Marymount University where she teaches piano and is director of Chamber Music Ensembles.
Composers
Beth Anderson is a contemporary neo-romantic composer based in New York. Her work has garnered much acclaim and she has received numerous awards, including a grant from the Aaron Copland Fund. This album includes three of her works for violin and piano: Tale One, Tale Three and Belgian Tango. Read more about Beth at her website.
Lili Boulanger, younger sister to Nadia, was born into one most distinguished musical families of the late 19th century. Considered by many of her contemporaries to be one of the most talented composers of her generation, at the age of 19 she became the first woman to win the Premiere Prix de Rome for composition.
Barbara Heller is a contempory composer based in Darmstadt, Germany. She is a founding member of the international working group for Women and Music. Written in 1989, Lalai, Lullaby for Awakening? was dedicated to "all women who are held in Islamic prisons for political reasons, to all those who have already been executed and to all those whose lives are still in danger."
Francesca Lebrun, born in 1756, was a contemporary of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. A leading soprano in the European opera scene of the 18th century, she was sought after and praised by the likes of Saleri and Schubert. The album includes the sixth of her beautiful sonatas for violin and piano.
Aleksandra Maslovaric began composing only recently. Reka and Novela represent her first works for solo violin. She is currently working on dance-inspired pieces, including new songs for tango ensemble.
Johanna Senfter was born in 1879 into a wealthy family in Germany where her musical talents were encouraged to flourish. A respected violinist, pianist and philanthropist, she was also a prolific composer, though many of her 130+ works have only been uncovered since her death.
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