Feminine Fusion
S10 Ep09: It’s a Brass Thing
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November 1, 2025
“Don’t worry too much about what other people think. Have fun. Listen to music a lot, and music that you love, and have fun – it’s really about that.”
– Lucienne Renaudin Vary
Despite an ever-present gender bias, these women are making waves in the world of brass.
“It’s a Brass Thing”
Melissa D’Albora: Remembrance
Kateřina Javůrková, French horn
“Brass Tacks 3”
Navona 6714
Reena Esmail: Khirkiyaan: Three Transformations for Brass Quintet
Seraph Brass
“Showcase”
Tower Grove Records
Sara Jacovino: Garden Story
Calliope Brass
“Second Nature”
Navona 6672
Victoria Bond: The Voices of Air
JoDee Davis, trombont
Dan Velicer, piano
“The Voices of Air”
Albany 1842
Antonion Rosetti: Horn Concerto in E Major
Sarah Willis, French Horn
Chamber Orchestra of Mannheim; Johannes Moesus, conductor
“Rosetti – Horn Concertos”
CPO 7772882
Astor Piazzolla: Maria de Buenos Aires
Lucienne Renaudin Vary, trumpet
Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra; Sascha Goetzel, conductor
“Piazzolla Stories”
Warner Classics 9029515563
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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