Monthly Archives: December, 2019

S4-17: Turning Time

Published - December 28, 2019

“Everything passes, but nothing entirely goes away.”  – Jenny Diski   We are at a tipping point, that moment when one year turns to the next.  As we head into the next decade, we’ll take a trip through time, from Medieval days to modern.  It’s music that is sacred and secular, including the latest Pulitzer Prize-winning work from Ellen Reid.  We’ll also take note of what the future has in store.   “Turning Time”   Hildegard of Bingen:  Kyrie Oxford Camerata; Jeremy Summerly, conductor “Heavenly Revelations” Naxos 550998 Caterina Assandra:  Salve Regina Cappella Artemisia “Rosa Mistica” Tactus 600003 Caterina Assandra:  In Dulcis Amor Jesu Cappella

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S4-16: Winter Music

Published - December 21, 2019

“The color of springtime is flowers; the color of winter is in our imagination.”  – Terri Guillimets   We are heading toward the depths of winter here in the northern hemisphere.  It is a season marked by long nights and short days, when we start bundling up against the cold, often looking inward as we reflect on the season.  So grab some cocoa or a hot toddy, settle in by the fire, and take a listen to some winter music from medieval to modern times.   “Winter Music”   Judith Bingham:  The Darkness Is No Darkness Voces8 “Winter” Decca 4830968 Johann Melchior

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S4-15: Patchwork Quilt, Part XVII

Published - December 14, 2019

“I like to keep changing because discovery is always interesting.”  – Ludovico Einaudi   Yet another Patchwork Quilt episode for you this week, and it’s quite a variety of music.  From a work inspired by the Nevada landscape, to another commemorating the founding of the city of Hanoi, it’s marvelous music written and performed by women.   “Patchwork Quilt, Part XVII”   Johann Adolph Hasse:  Morte col fiero aspetto, from Marc’Antonio e Cleopatra Cecilia Bartoli, mezzo-soprano Il Giardino Armonico; Giovanni Antonini, conductor “Farinelli” Decca 4850215 Jennifer Bellor:  Cerulean Twilight Ying Zhang, violin; Andrew Smith, cello; Emily Montoya Barnes, harp; Luc Brust, vibraphone

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S4-14: Words and Music, Part 2

Published - December 7, 2019

In winter all the singing is in the tops of the trees White-Eyes, a poem by Mary Oliver   Something a little different for this episode.  Poems by women, coupled with music written or performed by women.  No explanations, no stories, just the pairing of these two art forms.   “Words and Music, Part 2” Michael Torke:  Allegro, from Winter’s Tale Julie Albers, cello Albany Symphony Orchestra; David Alan Miller “Three Manhattan Bridges” Albany 1643 I’lana Sandra Cotton:  Music for Midwinter Max Lifchitz, piano “American Women Composers” North/South Recordings 1043 Lars-Erik Larsson:  A Winter’s Tale New York Scandia Symphony; Dorritt Matson, conductor “Orchestral

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