Feminine Fusion

January 28. 2018: Today’s Teachers – Performers

by Diane Jones

January 22, 2018

Harpist Nancy Allen gives instruction during a masterclass

“That is the difference between good teachers and great teachers: good teachers make the best of a pupil’s means; great teachers foresee a pupil’s ends.”  – Maria Callas

A successful music teacher is one who can not only pass on the technical skills her students need to perform, but the professional experience they need to thrive. Here is music performed by women who are teaching the next generation of musicians.

“Today’s Teachers: Performers”

Tobias Hume:  Death (from The First Part of Ayres)
Sarah Cunningham, viola da gamba
“Play This Passionate”
Virgin Classics Veritas 85801

Robert Starer:  Annapolis Suite for Brass & Harp
Nancy Allen, harp; American Brass Quintet
“Nancy Allen, Harp: Ravel & Debussy”
Angel/EMI 47520

Leo Janacek:  Pohadka
Vivian Weilerstein, piano; Alisa Weilerstein, cello
“Works for Cello and Piano”
Angel/EMI 73498

Michio Miyago:  Haru no Umi (The Sea in Spring)
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp
“Pictures of the Floating World”
Telarc 80488

Nicholas Ascioti:  Adirondack Tableau
Trio Casals (Sylvia Ahramjian, violin; Ovidiu Marinescu, cello; Anna Kislitsyna, piano)
“Moto Continuo”
Navona 6003

Georg Philipp Telemann:  Quartet No. 2 in E Minor
Melomanie (Kimberley Reighley & Tom Moore, baroque flutes; Douglas McNames, baroque cello; Tracy Richardson, harpsichord)
“Georg Philipp Telemann”
Lyrichord 8028

Run time:  58:00

Feminine Fusion highlights the roles of women in classical music. Host Diane Jones brings you stories and music of the women who create, perform, and inspire. Produced in the studios at WCNY-FM.