Lucrezia Orsina Vizzana was an early 17th century Italian singer, organist, and composer. She went to a convent in Bologna in 1598, where she took music lessons from her aunt, who was the convent organist. Eventually she herself became a nun AND a composer. You’ll hear some of Donna Lucrezia Vizzana’s compositions on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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Tenacity pays off. Jeannette Sorrell was a precocious little girl who yearned to play the piano. Her parents kept putting her off, but in third grade, she signed up for free lessons WITHOUT TELLING THEM! As an adult Jeannette Sorrell was eager to have an orchestra gig and to play baroque music … so, she formed her own ensemble! You’ll hear the tenacious musician and her group play a Concerto by Johann Sebastian Bach on Sunday Baroque this weekend.
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