Feminine Fusion

S5-12: Home and Hearth

by Diane Jones

November 21, 2020

Atlanta, GA

“I long, as does every human being, to be at home wherever I find myself.” – Maya Angelou

We are a mobile society, often find ourselves travelling across the country, across the world.  But the idea of “home” seems to be somehow rooted in each of us.  On this program, works from composers who were inspired by their homes, from the wilds of Australia, to the bustling downtown of Atlanta, GA.

Home and Hearth

Joan Tower:  Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman No. 4
Colorado Symphony Orchestra; Marin Alsop, conductor
“Tower:  Fanfares for the Uncommon Woman”
Koch International 7469

Jennifer Bellor:  Amethyst Sunset
Olga Shupyatskaya & Futaba Niekawa, pianos
Hanna Weaver & Kyle Peters, percussion
“Reflections at Dusk”
Innova 045

Margaret Brandman:  The Eastern Spinebill and the Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Herald a Blue Mountains Bush Fire
Vit Muzik, violin; Lucie Kaucka, piano
“Sensations: Wind, Waves, Birds & Fire”
Navona 6041

Jessie Montgomery:  Coincident Dances
Chicago Sinfonietta; Mei-Ann Chen, conductor
“Project W”
Cedille 90000 185

Jennifer Higdon:  City Scape
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Robert Spano, conductor
“Jennifer Higdon: City Scape; Concerto for Orchestra”
Telarc 80620

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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.