Bellissima’s IWD 2025 Concert features an award-winning female roster showcasing works of women in the arts.
SATURDAY, MARCH 8 Oak Park
singers Anna Caldwell, Kelci Kosin, Jules Furgal, and Christine Steyer with collaborative pianist Jennifer McCabe were centerstage.
Special guests Elizabeth Doyle and Ava Logan performed excerpts from their show Bricktop.
The concert was emceed by Claudia Hommel and set to a backdrop of images by visual artist Emily Nelson Taylor.
The concert featured the music of Amy Beach, Florence Price, Elizabeth Doyle, Marjorie Rusche and Ella Fitzgerald, set to words of Colette, Sappho and other women.
Concert Highlights (coming soon)
From left to right: emcee Claudia Hommel, guests musicians Ava Logan and Elizabeth Doyle, collaborative pianist Jennifer McCabe, singers Anna Caldwell, Christine Steyer, Jules Furgal and Kelci Kosin, and composer Marjorie Rusche. (Not pictured: visual artist Emily Nelson Taylor). Photo by David Reithoffer.