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 The lineup places Mendelssohn’s largely unpublished Romantic output beside Montgomery’s work—grounded in vernacular, improvisation and social justice—and Carole King’s songwriting, tracing compositional voices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 acclaimed composer, violinist, and educator. She is the recipient of the Leonard Bernstein Award from the ASCAP Foundation, the Sphinx Medal of Excellence, and her works are performed frequently around the world by leading musicians and ensembles.
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 Mendelssohn’s music is increasingly heard in New York programs that reframe the 19th-century canon through a contemporary lens. At Groupmuse NYC, her work appears in HerVoice alongside Jessie Montgomery and Carole King, placing her songs and chamber writing in direct conversation with newer vernacular-driven composition.