“Over the centuries, many outstanding female composers, with talents equal to or surpassing their male counterparts, were discouraged, ignored and put down,” classical music novelist Clemency Burton-Hill writes in the book Maestros. 

Bach Aria Soloists honors these extraordinary composers with an intriguing program from the Middle Ages through today, performed by BAS’ all-female ensemble. 12th c. abbess Hildegard von Bingen; Baroque muse Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre; Romantic American composer Amy Beach; and African-American composers Florence Price and Jessie Montgomery = Women Power.