Ladies First

Ladies First and the Composers Concordance Records Present:

The inaugural event in an invigorating new series

Ladies First

Held at New York City’s historic Bohemian National Hall, this is an evening of luminescent music.

Brought to you by Milica Paranosic, Keve Wilson, and Lynn Bechtold, three transcendent female musicians at the cutting edge of New York City’s contemporary music scene, the concert/event will be co-organized by Composers Concordance Records, Bohemian National Hall, and the Czech Center. Join us for a glorious evening of good art and good causes—made for and by women. The Bohemian National Hall, a venerable hub of New York’s Czech and Slavic culture since the 19th century, sets the tone for the evening. It is an ideal space in which to showcase music with Bohemian flair: nomadic, free-spirited, romantic, and progressive. The event will highlight a mix of classical masters, like Dvorak, and debut compositions by some of NYC’s hippest musicians. An inspiring and notable woman who uses her celebrity to further social justice will be honored with the first Ladies First Award, and a percentage of ticket sales will be donated to the selected honoree’s charitable foundation. In addition, video installations featuring interviews with inspiring women will help to usher in this celebration.

As women, we reach into the past for the foundation of our strength and art, while embracing the opportunities of the present and future.

Event Details:

7 - 8PM – Opening Reception and Video Installation

The event will start with a reception and opening video installation which will present personal interviews and tributes by women whose works have made a significant contribution to the culture and cultural life in the times in which we live. The film will involve notable women of all fields: music, dance, art, performance, literature, health, fashion, entertainment, and more.

In this video interview, the women share their stories, their passions, their carrier moves and challenges and their personal, intimate moments.

Our featured ladies include award winning author and founder of the Storylines Project , Neela Vaswani, Lara Land of Land Yoga, Composer Gloria Coates, Micalea Ferreira of ARTErra - residências rurais artísticas, celebrated photographer Theresa Ortolani and many others.

8 - 9:30 PM - Concert

Concert. Conceived as a flowing voyage through times and aesthetics, this concert will present music by today's leading composers together with music of past times and remote places. Performed by the finest of New York's chamber musicians, this unique, creative, and courageous production features the ladies of CCR. The evening will focus on the aesthetics of the Bohemian style, both in its traditional historical sense and in its denotation of the Bohemian style today.

9:30 - 11PM After-party

Please join us for an after-party with the refreshements sponsored by Kafana, Pain D'Avignon, Orwashers Bakery and Chez Jacqueline.

The cast of Ladies First will wear the jewelry by Sequin Jewlery

The women of Ladies First are embracing the age they live in, in which the ladies are allowed, encouraged, and inspired to take the lead in any and all areas of life and arts, while losing nothing of their grace, charm, and magnetism-once their only allowed assets.

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