Margaret Fuller, Beethoven, and Revolution in the Minds of Women

In this Olio event at The Strand Bookstore, we will listen to musical performances by Groupmuse to both feel and think through what 19th century music critic Margaret Fuller calls the “rapid transition; the spiral and undulatory movement” of music. We will think about how music is linked to an awareness of space, body, and self, and how that awareness translates into self-assertion and even social revolution through conversation, listening, and community organizing. How does music act on the individual and the collective to make one feel a part of something greater?