Feminine Fusion

S08 Ep40: Sun and Sand

by Diane Jones

June 1, 2024

“This is the sense of the desert hills, that there is room enough and time enough.”  – Mary Hunter Austin

The desert and the sun – they go hand in hand.  Barren, uninhabitable – yet each holds beauty and inspiration.  Today we revel in that beauty as we listen to music of sun and sand.

“Sun and Sand”

Jennifer Bellor:  Reflections at Dusk
James Whiting, vibraphone; Merrick Haji-Sheikh, electric vibraphone; Emily Montoya Barnes, harp; Gabriela Ordoñez Villalobos, marimba
“Reflections at Dusk”
Innova 045

Stefania de Kenessey:  Sunburst
Mary Kathleen Ernst, piano
“Two by Three: Music by Women”
North/South 1015

Lauren Scott:  The Sun and Her Flowers
Lauren Scott, Elizabeth Bass, Alexander Rider & Eleanor Turner, harps
“Sea of Stars”
Avie 2675

Hania Rani:  Sun
Lavinia Meijer, harp
“Summer”
Sony 49718447

Morten Gaathaug:  Seashore Meditations
Caroline Eidsten Dahl, recorder; Vergard Lund, guitar
“Blockbird”
LAWO 1069

Meira Warshauer:  Like Streams in the Desert
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Kirk Trevor, conductor
“Streams in the Desert”
Albany 973

Outi Tarkiainen:  Midnight Sun Variations
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Nicholas Collon, conductor
“Outi Tarkiainen: Midnight Sun Variations”
Ondine 1432

Run time:  58:30

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.