Feminine Fusion
S09 Ep17: Winter Solstice
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December 21, 2024
“So the shortest day came, and the year died,
And everywhere down the centuries of the snow-white world
Came people singing, dancing,
To drive the dark away.”
– Susan Cooper, “The Shortest Day”
There’s something special about the Winter Solstice – the shortest day, the longest night. It has been a constant since the world was new. This episode, music inspired by the Solstice.
Winter Solstice
Samuel Howley: Winter Solstice
Ada Witczyk, violin
“New Baroque”
First Hand Recordings 160D
Theresa Martin: Solstice
Maria du Toit, clarinet; Vera Kooper, piano
“She/Her”
Channel Classics 47024
Elizabeth Raum: Northern Lights
Jaye Marsh, flute; Heidi Elise Bearcroft, harp; Andrew Morris, percussion
“Flute in the Wild”
Centrediscs 28921
Thea Musgrave: Songs for a Winter’s Evening
Lisa Milne, soprano
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Osmo Vänskä, conductor
“Turbulent Landscapes”
NMC 153
Run time: 58:29
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.
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