Feminine Fusion
S09 Ep30: Words and Music: Spring
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March 22, 2025
“We’re going to the park
to chase and charge and chew
and I will make you see
what spring is all about”
– Marilyn Singer, from “April Is a Dog’s Dream”
Once again, a program filled very simply with words and music. Enjoy these springtime poems by women, paired with women’s music.
“Words and Music: Spring”
Andrea Clearfield & Charlotte Mew: Let Us Remember Spring
Laura Strickland, soprano
Daniel Schlosberg, piano
“40@40”
Bright Shiny Things 0183
Helen Grime: A Cold Spring
The Hallé Soloists; Jamie Phillips, conductor
“Helen Grime: Night Songs”
Debut Discs 199
Florence Price: Spring
Karen Slack, soprano; Michelle Cann, piano
“Florence Price: Beyond the Years”
Azica Records 71370
Roxana Panufnik: Spring in Japan (from Four World Seasons)
BBC Symphony Orchestra; Tasmin Little, violin/conductor
Graham Bradshaw, cello
“A Violin for All Seasons”
Chandos 5175
Elizabeth Younan: Your Heart Dreams of Spring
Jennifer Koh, violin
“Alone Together”
Cedille 3011
Outi Tarkiainen: The Earth, Spring’s Daughter (excerpts)
Virpi Räisänen, mezzo-soprano
Lapland Chamber Orchestra; John Storgårds, conductor
“The Earth, Spring’s Daughter | Saivo”
Ondine 1353
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.
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