#3497: Fair Play for Women

As host John Schaefer observed about the previous show, it was dominated by music from men, so to keep the air fair, this New Sounds program contains works by women. Preview the forthcoming record by Julianna Barwick, “Nepenthe,” featuring countless fragments of her voice electronically layered to create soaring choral music.  Then, listen to selections from a song cycle by Leah Kardos based on themes of technology, loneliness and the human condition. All of the texts have been taken from a few years of collected spam emails.  

There's also music from Canadian percussionist Beverly Johnston from her latest release, “Woman Runs with Wolves,” involving all manner of drums, gongs, marimba, crotales, along with spoken-word samples & electronic effects.  Hear music from a concert recording of Parthenia, performing a work by Frances White, based on chant by Hildegarde von Bingen. Plus, another song from Rabbit Rabbit, the duo of Carla Kihlstedt and Matthias Bossi.  And more.

PROGRAM #3497 Music by Women Composers (First aired on 8/6/2013)