Abstract
This project explores themes of isolation and seclusion through the extraordinary music of two female composers whose compositions were obscured from the canon of Classical Western Art Song: Rita Strohl (1865–1941) & Lili Boulanger
(1893–1918). While their lives unfolded in different circles & eras of the French music world, their voices seem to recognise one another through their poetic texts, delicacy of
musical settings, emotionalism, and ability to shape radiant soundscapes from a place of seclusion. This project offers a cultural-historical rediscovery of two composers and an encounter that never actually took place. Their artistic dialogue is suggested here in the intimate form of a song recital, a genre uniquely suited to convey personal emotions, poetic imagery & subtle shades of expression.
Julie Comparini, contralto
Yonit Kosovske, piano
Concerts 2026:
May 9: Klosterkirche, Lilienthal, Germany
May 15: St Martini-Kirche Bremen, Lesum, Germany
May 16: Villa Ichon, Bremen, Germany
Their German concert tour in May 2026 was made possible with support from the Culture Moves Europe Individual Mobility Award, funded by the Creative Europe programme of the European Union and implemented by the Goethe-Institut, and from the Waldemar Koch Stiftung.
| Original language | English (Ireland) |
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| Publication status | Published - 9 May 2026 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
Keywords
- art song
- lieder
- female composers
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