On March 11, the Arlington-Belmont Chorale presented “Through the Glass Ceiling: Six Centuries of Choral Music from Female Composers.” This program was entirely dedicated to women composers from the 1500’s to the present day, with all centuries represented. Composers included Maddalena Casulana, Vittoria Aleotti, Isabella Leonarda, Mary Hudson, Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, Amy Beach, Mabel Daniels and Gwyneth Walker. The 19th, 20th and 21st century composers represented were heavily weighted towards New England composers (Beach, Daniels and Walker). A special feature of this concert was the world premiere of a new work by local composer Adria Stolk, who is on the faculty at Boston Conservatory. Ms. Stolk studied composition at Berklee College of Music with John Bavicchi, celebrated composer, teacher and founding conductor of the Arlington-Belmont Chorale.
