4:00 PM (Eastern)
Florence Harkness Memorial Chapel
Free – open to the public
ABOUT THE EVENT AND PERFORMER
"Sung to the tune of Corn Riggs are bonny: A historical performance approach to songs of Allan Ramsay's The Gentle Shepherd"
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This lecture-recital explores the music of the first Scottish opera by pre-Enlightenment poet and playwright Allan Ramsay, and the complexities of 18th century Scots song performance practice,
- CAITLIN HEDGE, Baroque Violin and Soprano
- NAOMI MCMAHON, Soprano
- ELLEN SAUER TANYERI, Baroque Flute
- ANDREW HATFIELD, Baroque Violin
- KIVIE CAHN-LIPMAN, Baroque Cello
- MIKHAIL GRAZHDANOV, Harpsichord
Praised for her “dark and earthy…visceral and emotional playing” (Seen and Heard International) and “outrageous soloing chops…a beam of light” (Cleveland Classical), Caitlin Hedge’s musicianship and versatility as a genre-crossing multi-instrumentalist captivates audiences. Based in northeast Ohio, she is an award-winning fiddler, violinist and violist in orchestral and baroque styles, violist d'amore, guitarist, singer and songwriter. Her most recent early music albums include The Galant David Rizzio (2022) with Scottish historical performance band Makaris, and Science Ficta’s Ronde de Saisons (2023). Her debut solo album Stranger was released digitally in August 2023. Performing frequently with early music ensembles, Hedge collaborated most recently with Alkemie, Les Délices, Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra, Science Ficta, Alla Boara, and Apollo’s Fire (2022 Young Artist Apprentice, 2022-2023 featured soloist, ‘The Road to Dublin’ and ‘WASSAIL’). She is a violist and member of Erie Philharmonic. Hedge is an alumnus of Baldwin Wallace University (‘15, BM) and the Dana School of Music (‘17, MM), and is currently pursuing a second master's degree in Historical Performance Practice at Case Western Reserve University, studying baroque violin with Julie Andrijeski and voice with Ellen Hargis. Her research interests include 17th-18th century music of Scotland and England, in particular the intersection of art music and folk traditions. Outside of performance engagements, Hedge enjoys hiking, baking, reading, teaching music, listening to progressive classical, newgrass, or thriller podcasts, and spending precious time with her husband, daughter, and two cats.
LOCATION AND LIVESTREAM
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