About the piece: "The Jamie Suite" consists of three tunes composed or collected by the Scottish composer James Oswald (1710-1769). It opens with a beautiful air, "There Are Few Good Fellows When Jamie's Awa'," from Oswald's The Curious Collection of Scots Tunes (1740). Jamie of the title may refer to the deposed King James II of England and Ireland (VII of Scotland) or his son James Stuart, who were focal figures in Jacobite uprisings between 1688 and 1746 that attempted to restore the Stuarts to the throne. Robert Burns used the melody 100 years later for an equally beautiful song, "There Will Never Be Peace Till Jamie Comes Hame." The second tune is "Jamie Come Try Me," from Oswald's Caledonian Pocket Companion, which was also used by Burns for a lovely song by the same name. The third tune is a spritely jig, "O'er the Water to Charlie, " from the Caledonian Pocket Companion. The title refers to Bonnie Prince Charlie, grandson of James II, known as the Young Pretender for his aspirations to reclaim the throne for the House of Stuart. The piece was submitted to Women in Music-Columbus Call for Scores and selected from over 100 submissions. It was debuted in the Huntington Recital Hall, Capital University, on May 1, 2016.
Trude knows that her widowed brother-in-law, Theo will marry her when his young daughter is grown. She has loved him since he came courting her sister, years ago. She is content to wait. Meanwhile, always independent and venturesome, she is active in the politics of getting women the vote. Her relationship with the renowned Dr. Alexander Goodlett deepens. She develops a career in progressive education, with Dr. Goodlett's encouragement. Her standing as an educator takes a temporary detour when Dr. Goodlett misconstrues her friendship with Virgilia Eustace, whom she lives with in Boston. Trude and her younger sister Ella care for their dying mother and endure the shockingly sudden loss of their brother. Family matters fill her life. She reconciles with Dr. Goodlett, but rejects his proposal to remain at home and wait for Theo. Meanwhile, her niece, Nonie, blossoms into young womanhood. When the time comes for Theo to propose, Trude is deeply disappointed when he chooses another. Her efforts to change his mind fail. Trude picks up the pieces of her life. With Virgilia, she progresses in teaching and an independent existence.
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