Leonarda Remix

Isabella Leonarda made history as the first woman to compose secular instrumental music with her 1683 collection of 12 Sonatas (Op. 16). Inspired by these groundbreaking works, 5th Wave Artistic Director Ashley Ertz has arranged six of the sonatas for a variety of instruments: some for modern versions of the instruments originally intended to play the piece,  and some for instruments that wouldn't be invented for at least another 200 years. We will  perform some of the sonatas in a more traditional style and some completely remixed — and YOU can join the fun! 

Leonarda was creating music during the Baroque era, a musical period in which the division between composer and performer was less pronounced than it can be today. Many Baroque era composers did not give many specific instructions in their scores, and musicians were expected and encouraged to add their own style and expression to each performance.…