Alma Ensemble at Hylton Performing Arts Center

Named after the often-overlooked composer Alma Mahler, Alma Ensemble champions women
in music through thoughtful female-centric chamber music concerts that are enriched with
multimedia, giving insight into the lives of these female composers and musicians. In
Celebration of Dance, flutist Sarah Wardle Jones, clarinetist Michelle Smith Johnson, and pianist
Erica Sipes perform a program inspired by the art of dance. The program features works by
female composers including Valerie Coleman and Germaine Tailleferre, and selections made
famous by female artists, including Georges Bizet’s Carmen, and Stephen Hough’s “My Favorite
Things.”