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Honoring Women Composers

The Omni Foundation for the Performing Arts, in partnership with D'Addario, presents Guitar Duo Stojaković-Čižmek (GuitarDuoSC) comprised of Petra Stojaković and Ana Čižmek celebrating the works of women composers Dora Pejačević and Dale Kavanagh.

This video is presented as part of Omni's on-Location series, filmed in Zagreb, Croatia.

Program Notes

1. Dora Pejačević (1885-1923)
2. The Life of Flowers, Op. 19
   • I. Snowdrops (0:05)
   • II. Violets (2:15)
   • III. Lilies of the Valley (4:51)
   • IV. Forget-me-not (6:17)
   • V. Rose (7:48)
   • VI. Red Carnations (10:13)
   • VII. Lilies (13:44)
   • Dora Pejačević's letter to her husband (1922) (16:14)
   • VIII. Chrysanthemums (16:26)
3. Dale Kavanagh (b. 1958)
• 3 Collages: Hommage à Dora Pejačević
• Collage No. 1 (19:52)
• Collage No. 2 (26:43)
• Collage No. 3 (31:35)

This project highlights the music of Dora Pejačević, a pioneering Croatian composer from the late 19th century.

In honor of her legacy, Ana and Petra arranged her work, The Life of Flowers, Op. 19 for guitar duo and commissioned a new piece inspired by Dora, written by renowned guitarist and composer Dale Kavanagh.

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