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Before 2020, finding scores for past compositions by women for clarinet proved challenging. Research during the pandemic resulted in the collecting and marketing of women’s music for a variety of medium, including clarinet and piano. Dr. Nancy Williams, clarinet, and Anne Breeden, piano, enjoy celebrating this music and exposing audiences to the extraordinary women who wrote these well-crafted pieces. Selections include compositions by the first-known professional woman clarinetist and the first composition by a woman to be selected for the Paris Conservatory competition, as well as Williams’s original composition “Unequivocal.” Several selections of this recital repertoire were selected to be performed by Dr. Williams at the 2023 International Music by Women Festival, the 2023 International Clarinet Association ClarinetFest, and the upcoming 2024 ClarinetFest in Dublin.

Pre-sale discount no longer available. Tickets can be purchased on site. Doors open at 7:00. Students free.

South Dakota Arts Council support is provided with funds from the State of South Dakota, through the Department of Tourism, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

“Unbound” is a recital of instrumental music and art song celebrating women through music, including settings of Emile Brontė poetry, music by women composers, women’s stories in song, and the world premiere of Williams’s “A Modern Witch.” Featuring Dr. Nancy Williams, clarinet; Anne Breeden, piano; and Angela Mitchell, soprano voice

Free and open to the public. South Dakota Arts Council support is provided with funds from the State of South Dakota, through the Department of Tourism, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

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Dr. Nancy Williams, BME, MM, DA