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Monthly Archives: August, 2021


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S05 Ep52: Season Five Finale!

Published - August 28, 2021

“Composing is an abstract activity; yet all life goes into a piece of music.”  – Errollyn Wallen     Happy Birthday to Feminine Fusion!  It’s hard to believe we are celebrating five years on the air.  We have shared an amazing array of music, and on this season finale, we’ll look back at just a few of the works and performances we heard this past year.  Thank you for listening and supporting Feminine Fusion, and see you for Season Six!   Season Five Finale:   Tina Davidson:  The Blue Curve of the Earth Hilary Hahn, violin; Corey Smythe, piano “Retrospective” Deutsche Grammophon

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Ivory Tower

Published - August 28, 2021

Join us for Ivory Tower! Fridays at 8 p.m. on WCNY-TV.

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WCNY hosts a virtual screening and discussion, How the Erie Canal Helped Shape America

Published - August 24, 2021

WCNY, Central New York’s community-owned public broadcaster, is proud to present the documentary Floating Ideas: How the Erie Canal Helped Shape America, in partnership with The Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor August 26 from 7 pm – 8:30 pm virtually via Zoom. The documentary shows the previous and current legacy of New York’s canals in important social justice movements throughout the years. It focuses on the women’s rights movement and the Erie Canalway, marking its almost 200-year creation date.   The documentary program presentation falls on the 201st Anniversary of the ratification of the 19th amendment in the United States

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WCNY to host Sandra Day O’Connor Virtual event with Syracuse Chancellor Kent Syverud

Published - August 23, 2021

WCNY, Central New York’s community-owned flagship public broadcaster, in partnership with Upstate Oasis, presents the PBS American Experience documentary, “Sandra Day O’Connor: The First,” live virtual screening and discussion event, Thursday, Sept. 9 at 4:30 p.m. on Zoom, sponsored by Geddes Federal.   Sandra Day O’Connor’s appointment to the Supreme Court as the first woman nominated and confirmed justice helped shape the decisions made by the Court affecting civil rights, environmental protection, personal privacy, voting rights, protection against discrimination, and more!   Syracuse Chancellor Kent Syverud will be a featured speaker presenting information about O’Connor, who he holds as his

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S05 Ep51: Patchwork Quilt, Part XXVIII

Published - August 21, 2021

“Much like a patchwork quilt, inspiration that stirs and motivates me is made of many things.”  – Robert Reynolds   Another patch for our quilt, as we near the end of Season 5.  In all the new CDs recently sent to our studios, a number of marvelous releases from women were prominent.  We’ll share them today.   Patchwork Quilt, Part XXVIII: Claude Debussy:  Cloches à travers les feuilles Mathilde Handelsman, piano “Images” Sheva Franz Schubert:  Piano Sonata No. 13 in A Major, D. 664 Elena Margolina, piano “Franz Schubert Klaviersonaten” Ars Produktion Ralph Vaughan Williams:  Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

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S05 Ep50: Influential Women: Nadia Boulanger (Revisited)

Published - August 14, 2021

“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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S5-49: Play!

Published - August 7, 2021

“Don’t play what’s there.  Play what’s not there.”  – Miles Davis When we listened to stories as a child, we’d often act them out the next day – adding new and exciting twists that only a child can conceive, of course!  This episode brings together performances and compositions from women that take us to a fantasy world, where our imaginations can run wild. Play Claude Debussy:  Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum & Serenade for the Doll (from Children’s Corner) Larissa Dedova, piano “Debussy: Children’s Corner, Suite for Piano, L. 119” Centaur 2493 Rouen Shakarian: The Turnip and The Wonderful Counting Clock Rainier Chamber

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