Monthly Archives: April, 2019

April 27 – May 3, 2019: Patchwork Quilt, Part XIV

Published - April 27, 2019

“Music doesn’t lie.  If there is something to be changed in this world, then it can only happen through music.”  – Jimi Hendrix   Why call this a “Patchwork Quilt” episode?  Well, sometime I have music that’s come into the studio that I just want to share with you.  It may not fit neatly into a program theme, or it may have simply caught my attention and I couldn’t wait.  And I’m a quilter, and I love the way seemingly disparate bits and pieces can come together to make a cohesive whole.  So it’s time to add another musical block to

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April 20-26, 2019: Faithful Music

Published - April 20, 2019

“The women who first made our music had lives as compelling as the music itself.”  – Deborah Roberts   Faith is expressed in many different ways, and the music that is rooted in faith can be powerful.  This week we’ll share music of faith written or performed by women over the centuries.  From sacred music written by a medieval abbess, to a sacred cantata from the Baroque, to modern vocal works, and even a string quartet inspired by a medieval manuscript.  And a very special performance, from the Cathedral at Notre Dame in Paris, so recently devastated by fire.   Faithful Music

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April 12-19, 2019: Across The Pond

Published - April 13, 2019

“If it means something, take it to heart.  If it means nothing, it’s nothing. Let it go.”  – Philippa Gregory   Let’s take a trip across the pond to hear music by women from the UK.  From music inspired by women’s right to vote, to works from the heart of Scotland, this is music heard in the concert hall – and in the streets.   Across The Pond   Kerry Andrew:  Night-time Songs Blossom Street; Hilary Campbell, conductor “This Day: Celebrating a century of British women’s right to vote” Naxos 8.573991 Elizabeth Poston:  The Water of Tyne Blossom Street; Hilary Campbell,

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April 6 – 12, 2019: Old-time Music

Published - April 6, 2019

“If we stand tall, it is because we stand on the shoulders of many ancestors.”  – African proverb   This episode focuses on women’s music composed before 1700.  Both sacred and secular music is included, along with a few pieces that were traditionally sung by women in medieval Iberia.   Old-Time Music Leonora Duarte:  Two Sinfonias in 5 Parts Fretwork “Birds on Fire” Harmonia Munti 907478 Martin Codax:  Cantigas de Amigo (selections) Ensemble Calamus “Medieval Women’s Songs” Pneuma 050 Vittoria Aleotti:  Ghirlanda de madrigali (selections) La Villanella Basel “O Dulcis Amor: Women Composers of the Seicento” Ramée 0401 Caterina Assandra:  Duo Seraphim and O Dulcis Amor Jesu

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