Ahead of Her Time – Candlelight concert

Works from Clara Schumann, Fanny Mendelssohn, Jessie Montgomery, and J.S. Bach

 

Works for Violin, Cello, and Piano
This program brings together the works of Clara Schumann, Fanny Mendelssohn, Jessie Montgomery, and J.S. Bach—four composers united by their innovative spirit. Schumann and Mendelssohn overcame 19th-century societal limitations that prevented most women from composing, creating music of lasting beauty and depth. Montgomery’s contemporary voice continues this tradition of breaking barriers, as she shapes the future of classical music today. Anchoring it all is Bach, whose groundbreaking mastery of form and counterpoint set the stage for generations to come. Together, their works celebrate creativity, resilience, and the enduring power of musical expression.

Program

CLARA WIECK SCHUMANN Three Romances for Violin and Piano, Op. 22

I. Andante molto
II. Allegro
III. Leidenschaftlich schnell

FANNY MENDELSSOHN HENSEL Fantasia in G minor

JESSIE MONTGOMERY Rhapsody No. 1 for solo violin

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH The Art of Fugue

17. Canon alla Decima Contrapunto alla Terza

FANNY MENDELSSOHN HENSEL Piano Trio in D minor, Op.11

I. Allegro molto vivace
II. Andante espressivo
III. Lied. Allegretto
IV. Finale. Allegretto moderato

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Date

Jul 20 2025

Time

7:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Featuring

  • Gabrielle Wunsch
    Gabrielle Wunsch Violin
    Gabrielle Wunsch
    Gabrielle Wunsch
    Violin

    Carmel Bach Festival musician since 2004, Gabrielle enjoys a varied and active performance schedule here and in Europe. She has performed chamber and solo programs at the Utrecht, Barcelona, and Göttingen festivals, and was a prize winner in the 2010 Premio Bonporti International Baroque Violin Competition held in Rovereto, Italy. She plays regularly with Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, which toured this spring through North America, playing at Carnegie’s Zankel Hall, Place des Arts in Montreal, and the Walt Disney Hall, among others. She is a member of Voices of Music, and can be found on many of its videos online.

    In Europe she continues to play with B’Rock and Nieuwe Philharmonie Utrecht, and has been a member of the Festival Orchestra at Göttingen Händel-Festspiele for ten years. On her modern violin she regularly performs with the Santa Rosa, Marin, Fresno, and Monterey Symphonies. Gabrielle holds performance degrees from Eastman School of Music (BM) and SUNY Stony Brook (MM), as well as in baroque violin from the Royal Conservatory of The Hague (BM and MM). Major teachers include Pamela Frank and Mitchell Stern for modern violin; Enrico Gatti, Lucy van Dael, Elizabeth Wallfisch, and Manfredo Kraemer for baroque violin.

  • Paul Rhodes
    Paul Rhodes Cello
    Paul Rhodes
    Paul Rhodes
    Cello

    Paul Rhodes, Cello, received the Bachelor of Arts in Music from Dominican College, where he studied with Margaret Rowell, and the Master of Music from the University of Texas at Austin after studies with Paul Olefsky. Paul is a member of the Oakland Symphony and, in the summer, the Carmel Bach Festival. Locally, he has worked with the symphonies of Berkeley, Marin, California, Sacramento and San Jose as well as with the New Century Chamber Orchestra, Santa Cruz Baroque Festival, and Earplay. Outside the area he has appeared with the San Antonio Symphony, Brandywine Baroque, Orchestra of Santa Fe, Reinische Philharmonie, and the Jugend im Musik festival in Vienna.

  • Lisa Edwards
    Lisa Edwards Piano
    Lisa Edwards
    Lisa Edwards
    Piano

Location

All Saints' Episcopal Church
All Saints' Episcopal Church
Dolores St between 9th and 10th Ave, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA 93921
Website
https://www.allsaintscarmel.org/

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