Monthly Archives: January, 2021

S5-22: Words and Music, Part 3

Published - January 30, 2021

“When you see me passing, It ought to make you proud.” ― Maya Angelou, “Phenomenal Woman” It’s a rather different program this week.  Once again we’re pairing women’s poetry with women’s music, and letting each work stand on its own.   Words and Music, Part 3 Margaret Bonds:  Troubled Water Helen Walker-Hill, piano “Kaleidoscope: Music by African-American Women” Leonarda 339 Jennifer Margaret Barker:  Na Tri Peathraichean Laurie Baefsky, flute; Jennifer Margaret Barker, piano “Geenyoch” Meyer Media 1001 Alla Elana Cohen:  Brachot (Blessings) for String Quartet Marissa Licota & Melissa Bull, violins; Alexander Vavilov, viola; Sebastian Baverstam, cello “Red Lilies of Bells; Golden

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S5-21: Patchwork Quilt, Part XXV

Published - January 23, 2021

“After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.” ― Aldous Huxley Once again, a Patchwork Quilt episode with works and performances from women in the classical music world.   Patchwork Quilt, Part XXV: Traditional:  Lonely Waterloo Ofra Harnoy, cello Mike Herriott, various instruments “On the Rock” Analekta 2 8909 Meira Warshauer:  Living Breathing Earth, Mvt. IV Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra; Petr Vronsky, conductor “Living Breathing Earth” Navona 5842 Elizabeth R. Austin:  Lighthouse Symphony Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra; Joel Eric Suben, conductor “Window Panes” Navona 6304 Elizabeth Start: Air Swiftly Flies Elizabeth Start, cello Helen Lukan, piano “From the

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S5-20: Sound the Horns

Published - January 9, 2021

“Music is your own experience, your thoughts, your wisdom. If you don’t live it, it won’t come out of your horn.”  – Charlie Parker The Brass Bodies study is a research project studying how the differences in male vs. female physiology affects not only the way women are taught brass instruments, but how these differences reinforce gender bias in in the music industry.  This episode showcases some wonderfully talented women playing and composing for brass instruments.   Sound the Horns: Stacy Garrop:  Helios Gaudete Brass Quintet “Chicago Moves” Cedille 90000 136 Ida Gotkovsky:  Trombone Concerto JoDee Davis, trombone Eric Charnofsky,

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S5-19: Influential Women

Published - January 9, 2021

“We never know which lives we influence, or when, or why.” – Stephen King Few people set out to be a groundbreaker.  But when they break down a barrier, their influence becomes far-reaching.  The women on today’s program are all groundbreakers, and examples of how to reach one’s own potential.   Influential Women:   Hildegard of Bingen:  O viridissima virga Andrea Folan, soprano Elizabethan Conversation “The Medieval Lady” Leonards 340 Anna Clyne:  Masquerade, from Mythologies Marin Alsop, conductor BBC Symphony Orchestra “Mythologies” Avie 2434 Louise Farrenc:  Clarinet Trio, Op. 44 (excerpt) The Leroy Trio “Farrenc/D’Indy: Trios for Clarinet, Cello and

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S5-18: Fire and Ice

Published - January 2, 2021

“Keep a little fire burning; however small, however hidden.”  – Cormac McCarthy On this episode of Feminine Fusion, music inspired by some of the most critical – and sometimes frightening – elements:  Fire and Ice.  Each is vital to our modern existence.  Fire warms us in the winter, and ice cools us when we are fevered, yet each can also be frightening and overpowering, and the works today reflect many aspects of these elements.   Fire and Ice: Ralph Towner:  When the Fire Burns Low Tomomi Kohno, guitar “Luxe” Act Infini 1031 Bernat Vivancos:  Vocal Ice for Soprano and Cello

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