Monthly Archives: November, 2018

Nov 24-30, 2018: Plucked!

Published - November 24, 2018

“Music takes people out of this world and into another for a period of time where hopefully they can experience the emotions of joy and sadness and nostalgia, but in a really artistically empowering way.  So you might have tears streaming down your face, but you’re still enjoying the music.”  – Sharon Isbin   It’s a program filled with the music of plucked instruments today – guitar, harp, and harpsichord.  I hope these performances will fill your imagination and lift your heart.   Plucked!   Augustin Barrios:  Waltz, Op. 8, No. 3 Lily Ashfar, guitar “Possession” Archer 31919 Stephen Goss:  The Chinese

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Nov 17-23, 2018: Giving Thanks

Published - November 17, 2018

“If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.”  – Sir Isaac Newton   No matter how many may travel a path, someone had to be the first to break the trail.  This episode takes note of several women who became the “first” to achieve a breakthrough in the classical music world.  It’s a small way of saying “thank you” for their efforts, and for opening the way for the women who follow.   Giving Thanks Judith Weir:  Vertue (Antiphon, Prayer) Choir of Gonville & Caius College, Geoffrey Webber, conductor “Judith Weir: Choral Music” Delphian 34095

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Nov 10-16, 2018: Women of Color: Composers

Published - November 10, 2018

“By the time most musicians have completed their training and achieved a professional career, they have little to no exposure to and experience with women composers and composers of color.”  – Rob Deemer, founder – Composer Diversity Database   In a letter of introduction to Serge Koussevitzky, composer Florence Price wrote, “I have two handicaps – those of sex and race.”  The composer’s on today’s program all face those dual biases.  Fortunately, their music is slowly gaining the recognition it deserves.     Women of Color: Composers     Lena Johnson McLin:  A Summer Day Helen Walker-Hill, piano “Kaleidoscope: Music by African-American

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Nov 3-9, 2018: Influential Women: Nadia Boulanger

Published - November 3, 2018

“If there are those among her pupils who have sometimes fallen short of her concepts, they have at least never left her hands without a full consciousness of those standards.”  – Peggy Glanville-Hicks   Nadia Boulanger has had a deep and lasting impact on contemporary classical music.  For over 70 years, some of the most familiar and influential composers of the 20th century studied with her.  This episode highlights just some of her influence on these students.     Influential Women: Nadia Boulanger   Gabriel Fauré:  Tendresse, from the Dolly Suite Boston Symphony Orchestra; Seiji Ozawa, conductor “Faure: Pelleas et Melisande; Dolly”

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