Women composers.

  • Red crystal : Sheli Nan / interviewed by Susan Sailow

    Sheli Nan is an exceptional composer in the classical/jazz field. Her pieces reflect great beauty, and to hear her talk about them and her music is an experience in itself – she is charming, touching, and very, very personable. Born in 1950, she has lived and studied music in such diverse places as New York,…

  • Rickie Lee Jones / by Susan Sailow

    Susan Sailow talks about Rickie Lee Jones’ life and music. Program features her eponymous debut album on Warner Brothers Records; no interview. Produced by Susan Sailow.

  • Lois Ann Thomas / produced by Joan Medlin (Episode 20)

    Feminist folksinger and composer Lois Ann Thomas has long been performing her music for the women’s community in the San Francisco Bay Area. Two of her performances were recorded live with a grant from the California Arts Council; the first set was recorded at The Bacchanal, a woman’s bar in Albany, California in February 1977;…

  • Hedy West / produced by Joan Medlin.

    Hedy West presents songs by and about women, beginning with two of her own, and including many traditional pieces, which are played by West on banjo. Songs featured in the program include When I die; There’s anger in the land; Poor miner’s farewell; Babies in the mill; A single life; Single girl; The whore’s lament;…

  • Katrina Krimsky / produced by Susan Sailow

    This episode features the music of Katrina Krimsky, a Bay Area composer, musician, and teacher. Includes an in-studio interview with her. Produced and presented by Susan Sailow. Engineered by Joan Medlin. Music recorded by Tony Ferro, except for “Grace.” Made possible by a grant from the California Arts Council. Self-contained. Track list: 1. continuity —…

  • Janice Giteck / produced by April McMahon

    This program features an interview with American Composer Janice Giteck and selections from her musical works, L’ange Heurtebise and A’Agita (previously spelled Wi’igita). Giteck grew up in Tucson, Arizona and started playing piano at the age of five, composing at age six. She studied at Mills College in California and at the Paris Conservatory, and…

  • The music of Margaret Fabrizio and Elinor Armer / produced by April McMahon (Episode 29)

    This episode of Focus on Women Composers features harpsichord music composed by Margaret Fabrizio and Elinor Armer, recorded on October 29, 1976 at 1750 Arch Street in Berkeley, which is now the Center for New Music and Audio Technologies. Bob Schumacher is recording engineer. Presented and produced by April McMahon. Margaret Fabrizio is a harpsichordist…

  • The Elizabethan Trio in performance / produced by April McMahon (Episode 24)

    This episode of Focus On Women Composers presents the Elizabethan Trio, a Bay Area group which performs works from the Elizabethan period and other early musical periods. This program set by the Elizabethan Trio is called “Eight Extraordinary Women program.” This program consists of selections of poems, songs, writings, and keyboard works all produced by…

  • A Visit with Annea Lockwood / with interview by Charles Amirkhanian.

    One of the most remarkable avant-garde composers in the world is Annea Lockwood, who was born in 1939 in New Zealand.  Charles Amirkhanian visits her at her home in the English countryside to find out about her remarkable sonic experiments. Lockwood’s “Glass Concert” and “Tiger Balm” are heard, and you will take a walk through…