Two Women Sing The Praises Of Undiscovered Female Artists

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SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Two women are singing the praises of not-so-well-known pistillate musicians.

It’s a emotion matter with euphony and each other.

“She is unbelievable – the champion I ever worked with, hands down,” said pianist Jennifer Reason arsenic she sat down astatine her soft crossed from her champion friend, Carrie Hennessey.

“I’m a instrumentalist full-time. I big a vigor amusement for Cap Radio; I’m the midday classical host,” said Reason.

Hennessey is an opera vocalist and instructor.

“I did the metropolitan opera auditions erstwhile I was successful my aboriginal twenties and did precise well,” she said.

The 2 kindred spirits person been hitting the close notes ever since they met astatine a show years ago.

“It was the cleanable meeting. It was a meant-to-be moment. She was wearing doorbell bottoms and reddish leather boots, conscionable lasting determination each spectacular,” Reason said. “And from crossed the room, I was like, ‘Girl, maine and you, we request to beryllium friends! And it turns retired she was having the nonstop aforesaid thought.”

They had truthful overmuch chemistry, they formed a non-profit called the Rogue Music Project – and are present putting unneurotic recitals and gigs for their latest passion, titled “And Yet She Persisted.” It volition showcase little-known pistillate artists from the 1800s to now.

One opus is written by Amy Beach, a performance pianist and composer.

“Where her hubby said, ‘You can’t usage your ain name. You indispensable instrumentality my sanction and you can’t instrumentality this galore concerts a year. And these are arsenic galore things arsenic you tin constitute due to the fact that you’ve got to propulsion parties for my radical due to the fact that I’m a businessman,'” said Hennessey.

Other artists featured see Pauline Viardot, 1 of the astir well-known dependable teachers of her time, and a existent enactment from transgender writer Kendall A.

It’s successful cleanable harmony with what is happening successful modern times.

“It’s similar the airy has been turned from 1 radical to another, and there’s conscionable each of these stars conscionable waiting to beryllium discovered and they’re getting each kinds of play now,” said Reason.

They anticipation the vigor of the show ignites thing successful young artists and end up striking a chord with the community.

“It’s important that you travel with america due to the fact that you’ll consciousness that quality acquisition successful a mode that you’ve ne'er felt before,” Hennessey said.

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They volition beryllium performing Sunday, Nov. 21 astatine 3 p.m. astatine the Pioneer U.C.C Church on 2700 l Street successful Sacramento. Tickets volition beryllium $20 up of clip and $25 astatine the door, with pupil tickets discounted.