HerVoice: Fanny Mendelssohn, Jessie Montgomery, Carol King, Broadway’s Suffs PICNIC CONCERT
About This Event
Groupmuse NYC presents HerVoice, a program featuring Carole King alongside repertory from 19th-century composer Fanny Mendelssohn and contemporary violinist-composer Jessie Montgomery. The lineup places Mendelssohn’s largely unpublished Romantic output beside Montgomery’s work—grounded in vernacular, improvisation and social justice—and Carole King’s songwriting, tracing compositional voices across genres and eras.
About SUFFS(musical)
Suffs is a musical with music, lyrics, and a book by Shaina Taub, based on suffragists and the American women's suffrage movement, focusing primarily on the historical events leading up to the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1920 that gave some women the right to vote.
About the Artists
Jessie Montgomery
Jessie Montgomery is an American violinist, composer, chamber musician, and music educator. Her compositions focus on the vernacular, improvisation, language, and social justice. She is the 2025 Classical Woman of the Year, awarded by the radio program Performance Today.
Carole King
Carole King is a legendary figure in the world of rock and pop, whose songwriting prowess has left an indelible mark on music history. At Sony Hall, a revered venue in New York City, she captivates audiences with her compelling storytelling and timeless melodies.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Fanny Cäcilie Hensel née Mendelssohn was a German composer and pianist of the early Romantic era, also known as Fanny Mendelssohn Bartholdy. Her compositions number over 450, and include a string quartet, a piano trio, a piano quartet, an orchestral overture, four cantatas, more than 125 pieces for solo piano, and over 250 lieder.