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(New York, NY, February 7, 2023)—In honor of Women’s History Month in March, Carnegie Hall has partnered with leading cultural and academic organizations across New York City and beyond to offer a dynamic array of events that celebrate women’s contributions to music. These events are part of the Hall’s season-long exploration of the many trailblazing contributions made by women and people of marginalized genders—from conductors and soloists to composers and thought leaders—who continue to shape the musical and cultural landscape as innovative and genre-defying artists. This focus includes an all-women line-up of Perspectives series artists—acclaimed pianist Mitsuko Uchida and celebrated singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Rhiannon Giddens—who each curate fascinating Perspectives series this season. The exploration also includes a range of concerts curated by this season’s Richard and Barbara Debs Creative Chair Claire Chase, the award-winning flutist and innovator.
Highlights of Carnegie Hall Events Celebrating Women in Music in March
At Carnegie Hall, concerts in March showcase many leading women artists in classical, jazz, folk, opera, Latin music, and more, performing one-night only shows, collaborations, double-bills, and events in Stern Auditorium / Perlman Stage, Zankel Hall, Weill Recital Hall, and the Resnick Education Wing. The line-up will include:
 Terri Lyne Carrington and Social Science
Thursday, March 2 at 7:30 p.m. (Zankel Hall)
Grammy Award winner, drummer, and composer Terri Lyne Carrington blends jazz, indie rock, and hip-hop with her multi-talented sextet Social Science. The ensemble thoughtfully addresses pressing social and societal issues through a suite of powerful compositions.
Decoda
Wednesday, March 8 at 7:30 p.m. (Weill Recital Hall)
Carnegie Hall’s first-ever affiliate ensemble, Decoda, comprised of alums of Ensemble Connect—which features some of the brightest young classical musicians on the scene today—presents a program entitled Transformations. The concert includes the world premiere of a new work by Sarah Kirkland Snider (co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall); a new arrangement of Stravinsky’s Suite italienne by Catherine Gregory, as well as new arrangements of works by John Coltrane and Chick Corea and a world premiere by Joseph Jones.
 Mahler Chamber Orchestra and Mitsuko Uchida
Thursday, March 9 at 8:00 p.m. (Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage)
One of the most revered artists of our time, Mitsuko Uchida leads the Mahler Chamber Orchestra—a long-term collaborator—from the keyboard in a program that features two of Mozart’s late piano concertos as well as Schoenberg’s Kammersymphonie No. 1. This performance is part of Uchida’s multi-event Perspectives series which will take place over the next three seasons, during which she will be featured in solo and concerto performances, and more. Ms. Uchida will also give a special master class for up-and-coming pianists, open to the public, on Wednesday, March 1 at 3:00 p.m. (Resnick Education Wing)
 Rhiannon Giddens with Members of the Silk Road Ensemble: Indigenous Connections
Friday, March 10 at 7:30 p.m. (Zankel Hall)
As part of her Perspectives series, Rhiannon Giddens sheds light on the shared history of a variety of performance traditions around the world and explores the complex history of Black influence in American music and beyond. As the new artistic director of the Yo-Yo Ma-founded social impact organization, Silkroad, she collaborates with women and non-binary members of the Grammy Award-winning Silkroad Ensemble and Tuscarora/Taino singer-songwriter Pura Fé on a program connecting the music of indigenous North America to the world.
Samantha Hankey and Sophie Raynaud
Friday, March 10 at 7:30 p.m. (Weill Recital Hall)
Mezzo-soprano Samantha Hankey—who has sung major operatic roles to great acclaim at opera houses and festivals across Europe and The Metropolitan Opera—makes her recital debut, joined by pianist Sophie Raynaud.
American Composers Orchestra and Daniela Candillari: Modern Yesterdays
Thursday, March 16 at 7:30 p.m. (Zankel Hall)
Daniela Candillari leads the American Composers Orchestra in a program of world premieres and new commissions. Featuring American guitarist and composer Kaki King, the evening includes new orchestral renderings of King’s compositions by DJ Sparr, including Modern Yesterdays.
 Flor De Toloache and Nella
Friday, March 24 at 7:30 p.m. (Zankel Hall)
New York City’s all-women mariachi group Flor De Toloache shares the stage in an evening double-bill with Venezuelan vocalist Nella, 2019’s Best New Artist Latin Grammy winner.
The New York Pops and Steven Reineke: The Marvelous Marilyn Maye
Friday, March 24 at 8:00 p.m. (Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage)
Cabaret legend Marilyn Maye—who has been celebrated as one of America’s greatest jazz singers for more than 50 years—takes the stage as special guest artist with The New York Pops, led by Steven Reineke.
 Concerto Köln with Jeanine De Bique: Mirrors
Tuesday, March 28 at 7:30 p.m. (Zankel Hall)
Internationally renowned soprano Jeanine De Bique makes her debut in Zankel Hall alongside opera and early music ensemble Concerto Köln. The concert features music from De Bique’s acclaimed debut album, Mirrors, which explores emotionally charged arias composed for heroines such as Cleopatra, Rodelinda, and Alcina. The program pairs and juxtaposes Handel’s famous works with arias written by his contemporaries for these same female protagonists—an insightful project revealing the deep, multifaceted nature of the characters, even when derived from a single libretto.
Highlights of Partner Events Celebrating Women in the Arts in March:
Beyond Carnegie Hall, a diverse range of leading cultural organizations across New York City and beyond, including ALL ARTS, the Hip-Hop Education Center, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Park Avenue Armory, The Juilliard School, Ukrainian Contemporary Music Festival and Ukrainian Institute, and the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research will feature public programming and events during the month of March highlighting the vital role of women, past and present, in music and culture. A full list of participating partner organizations is included below.
ALL ARTS Presents Women in Music Collection
Throughout March, Online: allarts.org/collection/women-in-music
This March, ALL ARTS celebrates women in music with a collection of films, performances, and interviews available to stream on the ALL ARTS website and app, including New York Emmy–winning ALL ARTS Documentary Selects film The Andantes: Motown’s Secret Blend as well as Mama Africa, and more.
Herstory in the Making:
Celebrating 50 Years of Fresh, Bold, and So Def Women in Hip-Hop
March 1, 8, 16, 22, and 29, Hip-Hop Education Center,
Online: hiphopeducation.org/initiatives/empowering-women-girls-in-hip-hop/
This month-long tribute, presented by the Hip-Hop Education Center, explores the different roles, accomplishments, and contributions of women working in hip-hop music and entertainment.
 Orchestra of St. Luke’s: Viajes y Raíces (Journeys and Origins)
March 2, 3, 5, 11, and 12, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Multiple Venues: Hostos Center for the Arts and Culture; Americas Society; Brooklyn Public Library; Snug Harbor Cultural Center; and Flushing Town Hall, New York, NY
Orchestra of St. Luke’s NYC Five Borough Tour, Viajes y Raíces, or Journeys and Origins, features the music of Tania León alongside formidable composers in León’s creative community: inti figgis-vizueta and Keyla Orozco. The program includes a series of string quartets, illuminating how each composer reflects on their own origins and explorations through their distinct musical language.
ALL ARTS’ Women of Music Broadcast Marathon
March 5 from 12:00 - 7:00 p.m., Online: allarts.org/everywhere/
In celebration of Women’s History Month, ALL ARTS showcases a myriad of leading female voices from an array of musical genres in its Women of Music Broadcast Marathon on ALL ARTS TV. From celebrated concert films Liza with a Z and Dolly Parton & Friends: 50 Years at the Opry, to Raquel Bitton’s acclaimed performance in the part-performance, part-documentary Piaf: Her Story, Her Songs and a compilation of hits from the Irish musical ensemble Celtic Woman, this seven-hour event is an eclectic celebration of women’s vast contributions to music.
Di Shvester: The Sisters: Eleanor Reissa and Cilla Owens with The Paul Shapiro Quartet
March 5 at 3:00 p.m., Yiddish Book Center and Museum of Jewish Heritage-A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, 36 Battery Place, New York, NY
This performance, presented by the Yiddish Book Center and Museum of Jewish Heritage-A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, celebrates Jewish and Yiddish music with two of New York’s finest vocalists, Eleanor Reissa and Cilla Owens, as they swing through the world of Jewish composers and lyricists. The program’s musical director is composer-saxophonist Paul Shapiro, whose career has traversed jazz, R&B, and Yiddishkeit.
 Molly Picon as Lyricist
March 7 at 1:00 p.m., YIVO Institute for Jewish Research,
Online: yivo.org/picon-lyricist
Musical actress Molly Picon was not only a performer of the first rank—she was also a lyricist of distinction. In this virtual event presented by YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, musician-scholar Ronald Robboy offers a guide to Picon's accomplishments as a writer through a discussion of selected songs she wrote.
Read650: Women in Music
A Dozen Writers Present Five-Minute Personal Stories
March 12 at 2:00 p.m., City Winery NYC, 25 11th Avenue, New York, NY
City Winery New York City and Read650 present Women in Music, a curated spoken word event showcasing women's artistry onstage and off. Broadway veterans Lynn Ahrens and Mamie Parris join a cast of 12 writers with stories describing how one female artist can alter the understanding of the song of life. Doors open at 12:30 p.m. for lunch prior to the 2:00 p.m. event and a meet-and-greet reception follows at 4:00 p.m.
American Jewish Women and New York Opera Culture
March 14 at 1:00 p.m., YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, Online: yivo.org/opera-culture
In this virtual lecture, Dr. Samantha M. Cooper sheds light on the enduring relationship Jewish women nurtured with New York opera culture from the late 19th-through mid-20th centuries. A response to this talk will be provided by Judith Pinnolis.
Con Alma: Magos Herrera & Paola Prestini
March 14 at 6:00 p.m., United Nations Headquarters, 405 East 42nd Street, New York, NY
Composer Paola Prestini and vocalist-composer Magos Herrera bring their acclaimed program, Con Alma, to New York for a one-of-a-kind performance that celebrates collective healing and community among women. Presented by Death of Classical and directed by Prestini and Herrera, the concert features original works by both composers alongside classics from the Mexican and jazz songbooks, accompanied by musicians from around the world and live-drawn illustrations by Kevork Mourad.
 Songlines for Ukraine
March 17-19, Kaufman Music Center,
129 West 67th Street, New York, NY
Presented by The Ukrainian Institute and the Ukrainian Contemporary Music Festival, Songlines for Ukraine features some of the most innovative, fearless, and vital women artists living in Ukraine today, including jazz-indie performer Vivienne Mort and the multi-instrumentalist electronic girl duo Krapka; KOMA. Curated by Artistic Director Xenia Hanusiak, the festival offers performances, workshops, and panel discussions on the power and artistry of women during times of war and times of peace.
Chana Mlotek: Celebrating a Life of Yiddish Song
March 23 at 7:00 p.m., YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, 15 West 16th Street, New York, NY
Enjoy a concert of Yiddish music celebrating the legacy of musicologist, song collector, and writer Chana Mlotek. Presented by YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, performances feature Mlotek’s son Zalmen Mlotek as pianist and music director; grandchildren Avram,Elisha, and Missy Mlotek; and special guests.
Sweet Charity
March 24, 25, 28, 29, 30 at 12:30 p.m., 4:00 p.m., and 7:30 p.m.
March 26 at 1:00 p.m., 4:30 p.m., and 8:00 p.m.
March 27 at 12:30 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.
Film Forum, 209 West Houston Street, New York, NY
Shirley MacLaine stars in Bob Fosse’s adaptation of his own Broadway musical smash, Sweet Charity. Featuring some of cinema’s most dazzling musical numbers—including “Big Spender” and “If My Friends Could See Me Now”—the film also stars Broadway icon Chita Rivera and "Mr. Show Business," Sammy Davis Jr. The screenplay is by Peter Stone (Charade, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three).
 An Evening with L Morgan Lee
March 24 at 7:00 p.m., The Newman Mills Theater at the Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space,
511 West 52nd Street, New York, NY
If there were no limits, what would you do? Who would you be? Join Tony Award nominee, L Morgan Lee–most recently known for her breakout performance in A Strange Loop on Broadway–in an evening filled with Broadway classics, gems by new writers, and unexpected deep-cuts that explore her dreams about love, life, and a world of “what-ifs.” Special guests will be announced at a later date. Presented by the National Queer Theater and Musical Theater Factory.
Lecture Recital with Nana Miyoshi Featuring Work by Florence Price
March 25 at 4:00 p.m., The Church, 48 Madison Street, Sag Harbor, NY
The Church presents 15-year-old pianist Nana Miyoshi in a program that devotes its repertoire to the work of the great American composer Florence Beatrice Price, with a short lecture about Price and her music, in collaboration with the Alexander & Buono Foundation. The concert spotlights Price’s work, which was largely ignored during her lifetime, and honors her as the first noted African American woman composer to gain international acclaim. Nana Miyoshi won the Bradshaw & Buono International Piano Competition in 2019.
Insight Sunday with Abstract Artist Nanette Carter
March 26 at 10:30 a.m., The Church, 48 Madison Street, Sag Harbor, NY
As part of The Church’s spring exhibition, Return to a Place By the Sea, abstract painter Nanette Carter discusses how jazz music has influenced and inspired her work in this intimate event.
 Juilliard’s The New Series: Spotlight on Composer Reena Esmail
March 30 at 7:30 p.m., The Juilliard School, Judith Harris and Tony Woolfson Orchestral Studio,
155 West 65th Street, New York, NY
Presented by Juilliard as the third program in The New Series, this residency and concert program feature works composed by Juilliard alumna Reena Esmail that explore bridges between Hindustani and American classical music.
 Salon: Juke Joint
March 31 at 8:00 p.m. and April 1 at 3:00 p.m., Park Avenue Armory,
643 Park Avenue, New York, NY
Poet, writer, performer, and activist Pamela Sneed leads a celebration of the women and femme architects of R&B and rock ‘n’ roll music. The multifaceted artist is joined by her band for a tribute to Big Mama Thornton and other female legends on March 31, and then leads a salon the following day that features a performance by singer-songwriter and playwright Stew. These events are presented by Park Avenue Armory.
Visual Music
March 31-April 11, Julie Keyes Art, 45 Main Street, Sag Harbor, NY and
Online: juliekeyesart.com
Visual Music, presented by Julie Keyes Art, depicts an elaborately crafted universe of fantastical creatures with the purpose of creating an allegorical history rooted in African American hip-hop culture, synthesized with Japanese art historical and contemporary aesthetics.
Information regarding events by the Afro Latin Jazz Alliance and Jazzmobile will be available on carnegiehall.org/womeninmusic at a later date.
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