Feminine Fusion

S09 Ep36: Looking North, Part 5

by Diane Jones

May 3, 2025

“Tonal colour is important for me, but I don’t consider myself a spectral composer; my aim is to create dynamic forms. Translucency is also important, music must have air in it.” – Lotta Wennäkoski

We’re kicking off a trek around the globe, listening to women’s music from all points of the compass.  This week, we look to the North – Iceland, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Canada.

Looking North, Part 5

Ruth Bakke:  Ragadòn
Eikanger-Bjørsvik Musikklag
“Frisk Pust: NY Norsk Musikk for Korps”
Norsk Noteservice 34988

Lotta Wennäkoski:  Flounce
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Nicholas Collon, conductor
Lotta Wennäkoski: Sigla; Flounce; Sedecim”
Ondine 1420-2

Violet Archer:  Concerto No. 1 for Piano and Orchestra
CBC Vancouver Orchestra; Sir John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
“Three Concerti”
Centrediscs 15610

Thurídur Jónsdóttir:  Flow and Fusion
Iceland Symphony Orchestra; Daníel Bjarnson, conductor
“Recurrence – ISO Project, Vol. 1”
Dorian Sono Luminus 92213

Nancy Dalberg:  String Quartet No. 3
Nordic String Quartet
“Nancy Dalberg: The String Quartets”
Dacapo 6220655

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.