SPRINGFIELD — Women will take center stage at Symphony Hall on Saturday, March 14, when the Springfield Symphony Orchestra presents “Mendelssohn, Gershwin, & A Woman’s Voice.”

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Chen’s passion is to discover hidden gems by women, such as Mendelssohn-Hensel’s “Overture in C major.”

“These are works that deserved to be played yet not in the standard repertoire circulation, especially works by women that have been hidden for a long time,” Chen said, adding that Mendelssohn-Hensel’s only surviving orchestral work is gaining exposure in the symphonic music world after first surfacing in 1994."