Ladies, Be Good! #1816
…across the centuries, women composers have shared their exceptional creativity.
Hour 1
FANNY MENDELSSOHN: Prelude –Kimberly Marshall (1987 Rosales/Trinity Cathedral, Portland, OR) Loft 1021
BARBARA HARBACH: A Celebration of Hymns (Erre Gyere; Gloria; Vater unser; Darwall’s 148th) –Barbara Harbach (1965 Aeolian-Skinner/Christ Church Cathedral, Saint Louis, MO) MSR 1254
TRADITIONAL (arr. Shtegman): Nåjden –Yana Mangi, voice; Tobias Broström, percussion; Kristina Shtegman (1987 Grönlund/Parish Church, Jokkmokk, Sweden) JFCD 16-1
ANNA VON HAUSSWOLFF: Goodbye –Anna von Hausswolff, voice & organ (1958 Hammarberg/Annedalkyrkan, Göteburg, Sweden) Other Music 006
FLORENCE PRICE: Festal March –Calvert Johnson (1972 Harrison/Christ Church, Savannah, GA) Calcante 14
ETHEL SMYTH: Schwing dich auf zu deinem Gott –Christa Rakich (1932 Kilgen/St. Justin Catholic Church, Hartford, CT) AFKA 527
EMMA LOU DIEMER: Psalm Interpretations (Nos. 18-126-130-123-29) –Joan DeVee Dixon (1991 Reuter/Munger Chapel, University of the Ozarks, Clarksville, AR) RBW 018
FILLER: DIEMER (#126)
A more comprehensive exploration of the music of Emma Lou Diemer is available in an archived PIPEDREAMS production (Emma Lou!, Program #1004), available for listening 24/7.
Hour 2
NANCY PLUMMER FAXON: Intermezzo –John Weaver (1920 Skinner/Old South Church, Boston, MA) Pipedreams 1001
CAROL WILLIAMS: Spreckels Centennial Fanfare, Op. 14 –Carol Williams (2012 Quimby/St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral, San Diego, CA) Melcot 22
ESTER MÄGI: Dialog: Prelude with Choral –Frances Nobert (1998 Glatter-Götz & Rosales/United Church of Christ, Claremont, CA) Raven 550
ANGELA KRAFT CROSS: A Joyous Celebration (2009). KRAFT CROSS: Courage in a Time of Struggle (2011-12) –Angela Kraft Cross (2002 Dobson/Cathedral of Our Lady of Angels, Los Angeles, CA) Compass Audio 7201
ELFRIDA ANDRÉE: Organ Symphony No. 1 in b (1891) –Kimberly Marshall, 1st mvt (1987 Rosales/Trimity Cathedral, Portland, OR) Loft 1021; Wolfgang Baumgratz, 2nd mvt (1894 Sauer/Bremen Cathedral, Germany) IFO 40; Ralph Gustafsson, 3rd & 4th mvts (1878-1927 Åkerman & Lund/St. Mary Magdalene Church, Stockholm) Swedish Society 1085
FILLER: MENDELSSOHN
