Feminine Fusion
S10 Ep08: Birds and Beasts
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October 25, 2025
“Son of the mountain am I
Far from home and making my song
But my heart is in the mountain
With the heather and small birds”
– John Ceiriog Hughes, Nant y Mynydd
This week, music inspired by birds and beasts, real and imagined.
“Birds and Beasts”
Ursula Mamlok: The Birds Dream
Holger Groschopp, piano
“Ursula Mamlok, Volume 5”
Bridge 9457
Cynthia Miller: Bird Quartet
Amernet String Quartet
“Alabama String Quartets”
MSR Classics 1685
Hilary Tann: With the Heather and Small Birds
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Kirk Trevor, conductor
“Here, The Cliffs: Orchestral Music of Hilary Tann”
North South 1056
Jennifer Higdon: An Exaltation of Larks
Lark Quartet
“An Exaltation of Larks”
Bridge 9379
Du Yun: When a Tiger Meets a Rosa Rugosa
Hilary Hahn, violin; Cory Smythe, piano
“In 27 Pieces”
Deutsche Gramophon 19103
Annie Gosfield: The Blue Horse Walks on the Horizon
Jasper String Quartet
“Unbound”
Sono Luminus 92212
58:29
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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