Penn State College of Arts and Architecture is set to present “Unprecedented: Original Compositions written by and for women” on April 9, 2022.

The showcase will be headlined by soprano Dr. Rachel Copland who will deliver numerous world premieres by composer Sarah Hutchings. Among the pieces set to be presented are “Cobalt, Jade Amethyst” with poetry by Poet Sarah Williams. Another work on the program is “d’Arc,” composed for soprano and string quartet.

“This piece was written in early 2020 when the pandemic forced us into our homes and made us confront our stances on many issues. For the female-identifying, this was just the start of a rollercoaster of reforms and forcibly assumed roles. It was not a comfortable feeling delving deep into the stresses of these historic women and often having them paralleled in my own time,” said Hutchings in an official press statement.

Copeland will be accompanied by pianists Blaire Salter and Ann Deighton as well as such instrumentalists as Allison Smith, Kate Brown, Ambrynn Bowmann, and Ian Duh.