Women First #2109
. . . from the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries, music by women composers and performers.
Hour One
JOHANNA SENFTER: 2 Chorale-preludes, fr Op. 70 (Mach dich mein Geist bereit & Nun ruhen alle Wälder) –Christa Rakich (2008 Richards, Fowkes/Goodson Chapel, Duke University, Durham, NC) Loft 1139
THEOPHANE HYTREK: Rhapsody of Praise –Sheri Masiakowski (2011 Schantz-Kimball-Kilgen/Church of the Gesu, Milwaukee, WI) PD Archive (r. 12/17/20)
LIBBY LARSEN: Llif (Flow) –Caron Farmer (1928-2009 Austin/St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Muskegon, MI) PD Archive (r. 5/21/20)
CHELSEA CHEN: Chorale-prelude on Bethold –Chelsea Chen (1877 Johnson/Chapel of Our Lady of Good Counsel, Mankato, MN) PD Archive (r. 8/8/17)
SHARON J. WILLIS: Exodus –Sarah Simko (1992 Pilzecker/Cathedral of St. Paul, Detroit, MI) Living Voices 1001
MARGARET SANDRESKY: Variations on Morning Star –Ilona Kubiaczyk Adler (2006 Richards, Fowkes/Pinnacle Presbyterian Church, Scottsdale, AZ) PD Archive (r. 11/20/20)
Filler – HYTREK (see above)
Hour Two
SOLFA CARLIILE: Silver Tree Fanfare –Ellie Lovegrove, trumpet; Richard Moore (1994 Nicholson/Cathedral of St. Thomas, Portsmouth, England) Convivium 039
HINA SAKAMOTO: Kuhon Raigo-zu IV (On Cloud; To the door; The pure land) –Ayano Tanaka, soprano; Hatsumi Miura (1998 Fisk/Minato Mirai Concert Hall, Yokohama, Japan) PD Archive (r. 11/18/20)
Sakamoto’s score was commissioned by Kenmin Hall in Yokohama and premiered there by Hatsumi Miura on July 13, 2019, playing the 30-stop Klais organ.
RACHEL LAURIN: Symphony No. 1, Op. 36 –Isabelle Demers (1921-2006 Casavant/Holy Angels Church, Lachine, Quebec) Acis 61256
Filler – LAURIN (see above)
Continuing support of PIPEDREAMS is provided in loving memory of Wesley and Lucinda Dudley by their family, with additional support from Walter McCarthy, Clara Ueland, and the Greystone Foundation, by Jan Kirchner on behalf of her family foundation, by the Art and Martha Kaemmer Fund of the HRK Foundation, in celebration of the life of Martha Hulings Kaemmer, and by listener-contributors to this public radio station. Additional support comes from Foley-Baker, Inc. of Tolland, CT, and Paul Fritts & Company Organ Builders of Tacoma, WA, members of APOBA, the Associated Pipe Organ Builders of America, a collaborative of designers, creators, and maintainers of pipe organs found in religious and educational institutions, concert halls, and residences throughout the United States and beyond. An APOBA resource guide and member prospectus is available at APOBA.COM.
