In Love and Guerre

Violinist Marc Destrubé celebrates the life and times of Elisabeth Jacquet de la
Guerre, perhaps the most successful and influential female composer of the 18th
century. Known for her lyric melodies and raucous harmonies, de la Guerre’s artistry
was widely admired and punctured the musical glass ceiling in 18th century France.
Harpsichordist Jillon Stoppels Dupree and Gambist Adaiha MacAdam-Somer
round out the program with works by François Couperin and Jean-Féry Rebel.
Canadian violinist Marc Destrubé is first violinist with the Axelrod String Quartet,
quartet-in-residence at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C., where the
quartet plays on the museum’s collection of period instruments. Among his many
performances and artistic endeavors, he serves as artistic director of the Pacific
Baroque Festival in Victoria, Canada. Seattle-based harpsichordist Jillon Stoppels
Dupree is a noted performer and teacher, with recent performances with the Seattle
Symphony and the Berkeley Early Music Festival. She is the founding director of the
Gallery Concerts early music series in Seattle and is currently on the early music
faculty at Cornish College of the Arts. Multi-instrumentalist Adaiha MacAdam-
Somer is currently adjunct professor of cello at Linfield University in Portland. She is
equally at home on the cello, baroque cello, and all branches of the viola da gamba
family. She performs regularly with a variety of ensembles, including Portland
Baroque Orchestra, Seattle Baroque Orchestra, and serves as artistic director of Voice
of the Viol.