Feminine Fusion
August 30 – September 6, 2019: Season 3 Retrospective
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August 31, 2019
“I’ve always been interested in arrival, and coming to a space, and even to looking back at where you were.” – James Turrell
Season 3 of Feminine Fusion has come to a close, and before we jump headlong into Season 4, we’ll take this opportunity to look back over just some of the music we’ve shared together in the last year.
“Season 3 Retrospective”
Joan Tower: Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman, No. 4
Marin Alsop, conductor
Colorado Symphony Orchestra
“Fanfares for the Uncommon Woman”
Koch International 7469
Dolores White: Blues Dialogues
Rachel Barton Pine, violin
“Blues Dialogues”
Cedile 90000 182
George Gershwin: My man’s gone now (from Porgy and Bess)
Ruby Elzy, soprano
CBS Studio Orchestra
Introduction by George Gershwin
“Ruby Elzy in Song”
Cambria 1154
George Gershwin: What you want wid Bess and I loves you, Porgy (from Porgy and Bess)
Anne Brown, soprano
Leo Reiseman and His Orchestra
“Porgy & Bess (Selections”
Decca 1105202
Kassia: La Mujer Caida
Capella de Ministrers; Carles Magraner, director
“La cite des dames”
Licanus 1333
Barbara Strozzi: Cantate, ariette e duetti, Op. 2 (excerpt)
Consort Baroque Laurentia
“Passioni, Vizi e Virtu”
Stradivarius 33948
Margaret Brandman: Autumn Rhapsody
Margaret Brandman, piano
“Sensations”
Navona 6041
Sylvia Woods: Winter Bells
Sylvia Woods, harp
“3 Harps for Christmas”
Tonmeister 1226
Jennifer Higdon: Harp Concerto (excerpt)
Yolonda Kondonassis, harp
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra; Ward Stare, conductor
“American Rapture”
Azica 71327
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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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