Today’s Beautiful Music offering is by a Milanese woman who lived from 1593 until 1676, Claudia Francesca Rusca. She was a singer and organist, and was a nun at the Umiliate monastery of St. Caterina in Brera. You can read her biography below. Enjoy this lovely live performance from March 2020 featuring soprano Maria Yost, mezzo soprano Jenny Fitch, trumpeter Alex Serio, cellist Crystal Jordan, and organist Christopher Hoster.
Gaudete Gaudio Magno – Claudia Francesca Rusca – YouTube
Claudia Francesca Rusca — A Modern Reveal: Songs and Stories of Women Composers