Feminine Fusion

S4-37: Water Music

by Diane Jones

May 16, 2020

“Water, stories, the body, all the things we do, are mediums that hid and show what’s hidden.”  – Rumi

Cleansing. Healing, Flowing. Powerful. Transformative. These are words that apply to water, and to music.  Each are vital to life.  This episode is devoted to music inspired by water.

Water Music

Traditional, arr. by Moses Hogan:  Deep River
Duo Dolce
“Summerland: Music for Cello and Piano by Composers of African Descent”
MSR Classics 1752

Stacy Garrop:  The Lovely Sirens (from Mythology Symphony)
CCPA Symphony Orchestra; Alonda de la Parra, conductor
“Mythology Symphony: Orchestral Works by Stacy Garrop”
Cedille 90000 160

Jennifer Margaret Barker:  Blue Waters
Heather Corbett, vibraphone
“Nvaigs”
CRI 862

Margaret Brandman:  Undulations
Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra; Petr Vronsky, conductor
“Sensations: Wind, Waves, Birds & Fire”
Navona 6041

Kate Moore:  Stories for Ocean Shells
Ashley Bathgate, cello
“Stories for Ocean Shells”
Cantaloupe 21118

Luis Tinoco:  O Sotaque Azul das Aguas
Gulenkian Orchestra; Susanna Malkki, conductor
“The Blue Voice of the Water”
Odradek Records 365

Run time:  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.