The Queen of the Music Boxes
Montreal, Canada
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THE QUEEN OF THE MUSIC BOXES
An Electric Vaudeville Performance
She performed on the first transcontinental telephone transmission, was the first trumpeter to give a solo recital at Carnegie Hall, was (and remains) the youngest musician ever to graduate from Julliard - and she was well-known on the vaudeville circuit. Yet Edna White (1891-1992) is almost unknown to this day. The Queen of the Music Boxes is inspired by her life and work, combining the instrumental virtuosity of trumpetress Amy Horvey, a kaleidoscope of homemade electronic instruments and music boxes created by Jeff Morton, contemporary compositions, soundscapes, and texts.
Women began their move to the forefront of society at large and the musical world in particular in the Progressive Era. The struggle to be heard accepted as a musical colleagues led many women such as Edna White, Ira Mae Hutton, and the International Sweethearts of Rhythm to start their own "all-girl" projects. The process of acquiring identity through instrumental practice is central in The Queen of the Music Boxes, as text and music meet in reflective, meditative soundscapes of technologies both impromptu and established.
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