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Awesome Women Composers


This show will be celebrating awesome women composers. Breaking through the male-dominated world of classical music we discover the unsung heroines of classical music. From Hildegard von Bingen to Florence Price and Debbie Wiseman, we are making a space for female composers to flourish. 

Playlist

Joan Tower – Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman No. 1 (Live) 3.02
University of Houston Moores School of Music Wind Ensemble & David Bertman

Hildegard von Bingen – Nunc aperuit nobis 1.53
Sequentia & Barbara Thornton

Francesca Caccini – Ch’amor sia nudo “To think that love is naked” 2.30
Ensemble La Cigale, Madeleine Owen & Myriam Leblanc

Barbara Strozzi – Che si può fare “What can be done?” 3.36
Kristia Michael

Maria Anna “Nannerl” Mozart??? – minuet un G major k1 1.45
Christian Ihle Hadland

Fanny Mendelssohn (Hensel) – Das Jahr, 12 Charakterstücke für Klavier, H. 385: I. Januar – Adagio quasi una fantasia 3.09
Christina Bjorkoe

Clara Schumann – Soirées Musicales, Op. 6: II. Nocturne 4.57
Mara Dobresco

Dame Ethel Smyth – March Of The Women 3.15
Sakari Oramo & BBC Symphony Orchestra

Amy Beach – Symphony in E Minor, Op. 32, IV. Allegro di molto 10.49
Alan Feinberg & Nashville Symphony

Florence Price – Symphony No. 4 in D Minor: III. Juba Dance 5.17
Fort Smith Symphony & John Jeter

Elena Kats-Chernin – Butterflying 4.17
Tamara-Anna Cislowska

Errolyn Wallen – Concerto Grosso
Chineke! Orchestra, Tai Murray, Isata Kanneh-Mason, Chi-chi Nwanoku & Anthony Parnther

Debbie Wiseman – Overture (from “Arsène Lupin”) 2.11
Dirk Brossé, Brussels Philharmonic & Debbie Wiseman

Gabriela Ortiz – Revolución diamantina Act V. Pink glitter 7.24
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel & Los Angeles Master Chorale

Dame Evelyn Glennie – A Little Prayer 4.54
Evelyn Glennie, Barry Wordsworth & National Philharmonic Orchestra

Caroline Shaw – Partita for 8 Singers: 2. Sarabande 4.49
Roomful of Teeth & Brad Wells

Mildred and Patty Hill – Good Morning to All (Birthday Regal Piano) 
Kelly Athena