Elaine Funaro ('74) Returns to Oberlin for Lecture, Performance and Master Class Recital to Showcase 20th Century Harpsichord Music Written for Women by Linda Shockley
	PERFORMANCE PROGRAM: OVERTURE TO ORPHEUS (Music written for women harpsichordists from the 1920s to present day) Sonata No 2 (1996) by Edwin McLean (b. 1956) for Elaine Funaro • Monderato con moto • Adagio • Moderately slow, freely Overture to Orpheus (1981-82) by Louis Andriessen (b. 1939) for Annelie de Man Suite de Clavecin (1921) by Alex Voormolen (1895-1980) for Lucie van Dam van Isselt • I Ouverture • II Gigue • III Sicilienne • IV Toccatina Deux Impromptus (1959) by B. Martinu (1890-1959) for Antoinette Vischer - Intermission - Sunbow (1983) by Albert Glinsky (b.1952) for Linda Kobler 6 Sonatas (1943) by Lous Harrison (b. 1917) championed by Sylvia Marlowe Tango for Tim (1994) by Michael Nyman (b. 1944) written for Elisabeth Chojnacka		As a high schooler, Elaine Funaro ('74) was dubbed "band aid" because she played the piano, oboe, bassoon, guitar, and she sang. It was during her junior year at Oberlin, following a stint at a conservatory in Florence, Italy, that she began to study medieval music and the harpsichord. While she says she loves the intimacy of early music, Funaro has created a successful career by combining her love of the harpsichord with a love of contemporary music. EVENTS Women at the Harpsichord: A Century of New Music (Lecture) illustrated with slides, live music and music text • Richard Murphy Musicology Colloquium • Friday, March 12, 4:30 p.m. • Bibbins 223 Free and open to the public I Looked for a Job and Found a Career (Career Master Class) • Saturday, March 13, Noon-2 p.m. • Bibbins 223 Free and open to the public Overture to Orpheus (Performance) Music written for women harpsichordists from the 1920s to present day • Saturday, March 13, 8 p.m. • Kulas Recital Hall Free and open to the public "Contemporary music written for harpsichord is rhythmic, exciting, and as a bonus, you have a direct line to the composers," Funaro said in recent interview from the road. "I became pretty engaged in contemporary music when I joined the Southeastern Historical Keyboard Society (SEHKS) and became a judge for the Aliénor Harpsichord Composition Competition. As a judge, I evaluated approximately 60 scores every four years. I enjoyed the pieces so much and I realized 'hey, no one else is playing these contemporary pieces.' So I began to focus on new and contemporary works." This weekend, area audiences will have three opportunities to see and hear Funaro perform and discuss her work during her Oberlin stop on a ten state- ten month 1998-99 tour. While at Oberlin, Funaro studied with Joseph Schwartz and Lisa Crawford. She continued her education at the New England Conservatory of Music, the Conservatorio Cherubini in Florence, Italy, and the Sweelinck Conservatory in Amsterdam, Holland. She has performed throughout the U.S. and Europe as a soloist and chamber player in events ranging from performances on period instruments to contemporary concerts. She has recently performed at the Berkeley Early Music Festival, Breckenridge Music Festival, Amsterdam Harpsichord Week, the Boston Early Music Festival, the Amherst Early Music Festival, the Smithsonian Institution, and Merkin Concert Hall, among many other venues. Funaro is an avid champion of women's music and of indigenous musical forms. She performed several recitals featuring harpsichord music from Africa and Latin America as part of the Music in the Museum series at the Duke University Museum of Art, a series she produced for twelve years. She was awarded the Emerging Artists Grant by the Durham Arts Council for her "Music for Women" recital. Funaro is a past president of the Southeastern Historical Keyboard Society. Her recently released CD Into the Millennium, features award-winning compositions from around the world.
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