Women musicians.

  • Focus on Women Composers: Contemporary Collage (Episode 55)

    A program focusing on contemporary collage works by women composers. Produced and master by April McMahon. Self-contained. Contents: 1. intro; 2. Trio Sonata no. 4, “Sheep”, Carolyn Hawley; 3. continuity; 4. Torero, Beth Anderson; 5. continuity; 6. Quia Amore Langueo, Ophelia, Janet Danielson; 7. continuity; 8. Eye, Suzanne Ciani; 9. continuity; 10. Six Ebauches, Jacqueline…

  • Los Angeles Symposium of Women Composers, July 24, 1976 (Episode 9)

    Presentation of women composers of all musical periods. Tapes from women composers affiliated with the Los Angeles Symposium of Women Artists. Presented by Elizabeth Pizer and Susan Sailow. Produced by Elizabeth Pizer. Self contained. Contents: 1. Sheep in Fog, from Songs to Death, Anna Rubin; 2. continuity; 3. Plainsong, Jan Greenwald; 4. continuity; 5. Ni-Zwei,…

  • Focus on Women Composers: Contemporary Women Composers (Episode 59)

    The last in a series of four programs surveying compositions by women from the Renaissance to the present day, covering music composed by women since 1950. Produced and presented by Fleur Helsingor. Self-contained. Contents: 1. Homunculus c.f. for ten percussionists, Julia Perry; 2. intro/continuity; 3. Stray Birds, Ursula Mamlok; 4. continuity; 5. Horn Concerto, Thea…

  • Composer Grażyna Bacewicz (Episode 13)

    A program exploring the work of Polish composer and violinist Grażyna Bacewicz (1909 – 1969). Presented by Susan Sailow and Virginia Kosanovic. Produced by Susan Sailow. Self contained. Contents: 1. Piano Quintet No. 1, movement 1; 2. continuity; 3. Piano Sonata no. II; 4. continuity; 5. Musique pour cordes, trompette et percussion; 6. continuity; 7.…

  • Focus on Women Composers Overview, May 8, 1976 (Episode 1)

    Presentation of women composers of all musical periods. Presented by Renee Roatcap, April McMahon, Elizabeth Pizer, Susan Sailow, and Fleur Helsingor. Contents: 1. continuity; 2. O Death, Rock Me Asleep, Anne Boleyn; 3. continuity; 4. Impromptu, Clara Wieck-Schumann; 5. continuity; 6. Quatuor, Germaine Tailleferre; 7. continuity; 8. Vieille Prière Bouddhique, Lili Boulanger; 9. continuity; 10.…

  • Focus on Women Composers: Neo-Romantic Through 12 Tone, June 19, 1976 (Episode 5)

    Presentation of women composers of all musical periods. Presented by Renee Roatcap, Elizabeth Pizer, and Virginia Kosanovic. Self contained. Contents: begins with theme music, an excerpt from The seasons of time, Miriam Gideon, followed by program intro. 1. Gift of the Magi, Rebekah Harkness; 2. Sonata for Harp, Germaine Tailleferre; 3. The Seasons of Time,…

  • Focus on Women Composers: Renaissance through late Baroque, June 5, 1976 (Episode 3)

    The first in a series of four episodes of “Focus on Women Composers” providing a historical survey of various musical periods and styles from the Renaissance to the present. This episode covers women composers from the Renaissance through the late Baroque (1500-1750). Contents: 1. Harpsichord concerto in G minor, Wilhelmine of Prussia, Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth…

  • Focus on Women Composers: Music to soothe and refresh, July 10, 1976 (Episode 7)

    Presentation of women composers of all musical periods. Presented by Susan Sailow, and Fleur Helsingor. Produced by Susan Sailow. Self contained. Contents: 1. Conch Shell: The Sea at Sunset, Joanna Brouk; 2. continuity; 3. The Creative, Joanna Brouk; 4. continuity; 5. A Rainbow in Curved Air by Terry Riley, arranged by Katrina Krimsky; 6. continuity;…

  • Interview with jazz pianist Connie Crothers

    Interview with Connie Crothers (1941 – ), jazz pianist who was a student of Lennie Tristano. Host does not introduce himself on recording, likely is Bill Farrar.

  • A women’s music festival on WBAI (airchecks and production)

    Tape One (Part A): Judy Pasternak starts by introducing the program that just ended, “Women and the history of music,” edited tapes from the “Women in the arts: composers” panel held on May 2, 1980, at CUNY. This was the first part of the Women’s music day at WBAI. Next is Jeannie Poole, the author…