In 17th-century Europe, the boundaries between sacred and secular, tenderness and torment, lullaby and lament were fluid and profoundly intertwined. This program explores that fragile threshold—where comfort meets sorrow, and the cradle foreshadows the cross—through the voices of women who composed in an era when their artistic expression was often constrained.

Featuring music by Barbara Strozzi, Merula, Antonio Bembo, and Isabella Leonarda, this concert honors the voices of early female composers alongside their male contemporaries.