Feminine Fusion

S09 Ep35: Debuts

by Diane Jones

April 26, 2025

Michelle Cann
Pianist

“How could they deny this woman her place in history? Why did no one know to share this with me?” – Michelle Cann

Every performer has to start somewhere, so this week we hear from several debut releases.

Debuts

Kevin Puts:  Air, Mvt. IV from “Four Airs”
Kristin Lee, violin
Jeremy Ajani Jordan, piano
“American Sketches”
First Hand Records 147

Henryk Wieniawski:  Légende
María Dueñas, violin
Vienna Symphony; Manfred Honeck, conductor
“Beethoven and Beyond”
Deutsche Grammophon

William Grant Still:  Summerland
Jeneba Kanneh-Mason, piano
“Fantasie”
Sony Classical

Margaret Bonds:  Troubled Water
Jeneba Kanneh-Mason, piano
“Fantasie”
Sony Classical

Florence Price:  Piano Sonata in E minor
Michelle Cann, piano
“Revival”
Curtis Recordings

Rebecca Scout Nelson:  Consolations 1-4
Rebecca Scout Nelson, vocals & Baroque violin
“do not lament”
Il Pirata Records

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.