Feminine Fusion
S08 Ep37: Patchwork Quilt, Part XLI
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May 11, 2024
“I went to a high school that had a very good band, and we had a couple of choruses and an orchestra [where] we would play a Mozart symphony. The bizarre thing for the time, which I didn’t realize then, was that we had behind-the-screen auditions.” – Ellen Taaffe Zwilich
Time for another Patchwork Quilt episode. Here are some very new releases from talented women.
“Patchwork Quilt, Part XLI”
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich: Upbeat
Boston Modern Orchestra Project; Gil Rose, director
“Ellen Taaffe Zwilich: Symphony No. 5”
BMOP Sound
Gabriela Lena Frank: Operetta
Jonathan Miller, cello; Lucia Lin, violin
“Songs for a New Century”
Navona 6623
Linda Kouvaras: Night Pieces: Reflections after Covid-19
Justin Kenealy, saxophone; Coady Green, piano
“Linda Kouvaras: Instrumental Music, Chamber Works and Songs, Vol. 1”
Toccata 729
Ljova Zhurbin: Voices, a suite in 3 movements for piano and historical recordings
Inna Faliks, piano
“Manuscripts Don’t Burn”
Sono Luminus
Run time: 58:30
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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