Southland Ensemble presents a concert of the music of pioneering American composer Johanna Magdalena Beyer.

Johanna Beyer (1888-1944) was a German-American composer and pianist. She died of Lou Gehrig's disease and the majority of her work would have been forgotten were it not for the endeavors of composers and performers, notably Frog Peak, who brought her music back to life, as it were, through research and volunteer score copying.

Many of Beyer's works were never performed in her lifetime. Several of these works, including String Quartet IV and Movement for String Quartet are possible premieres, as there is little documentation of the performance of her work.

PROGRAM:

String Quartet IV

String Quartet #2

Have Faith

Movement for Double Bass and Piano

Music of the Spheres

Movement for String Quartet

Ballad of the Star-Eater

Percussion Op. 14

The Federal Music Project

with special guests:

Stephanie Aston, Argenta Walther & Brian Walsh

Tickets: $15 / $12 student, senior