The Ladies Speak
Matt SpanglerThe Ladies Speak explores the lives and legacies of American women classical composers of the 19th and early 20th centuries – a group of pioneers often overlooked by the mainstream classical world. The series will examine the work of Florence Price, Amy Beach, Margaret Ruthven Lang and others, making the case that they should be considered within the pantheon of great music produced by this countr... more
| Publishes | Monthly | Episodes | 9 | Founded | 4 years ago |
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Beatrice Nicolas discusses the folk idioms and civil rights struggles that inspired the composition of Margaret Bonds' Troubled Water, which the British concert pianist recorded on her 2024 EP Black and Classical a mere four years after the suite was... more
Hear the full interview with Beatrice Nicolas as she dives into the folk idioms and civil rights struggles that inspired the work of Margaret Bonds, as well the friendship of the composer and pianist with Florence Price and poet Langston Hughes, and ... more
Florence Price is now widely known as the first Black woman to have a symphony performed by a major American orchestra, as well as the composer of over 300 symphonies, concertos, sonatas and songs that show an astounding virtuosity and range. Her ear... more
Award-winning pianist and Black Chicago Renaissance scholar Dr. Samantha Ege introduces listeners to composer and pianist Helen Eugenia Hagan, who wrote a virtuosic piano concerto while still a student at Yale University. Dr. Ege also recounts her 20... more
London-based Ivory Piano Duo Ensemble's Natalie Tsaldarakis and Panayotis Archontides talk about their collaboration with composer Lola Perrin to transcribe Hagan's Piano Concerto in C Minor from a handwritten score provided by Yale University.
On this episode, composer, conductor and bassoonist Damali Willingham shines a brief light on L. Viola Kinney, of whom we know little, but who wrote "Mother's Sacrifice," a romantic piano work that still captivates to this day.
Gena Branscombe rose from the depths of great personal tragedy to write what was hailed as one of the finest oratorios of its time. Listen now to her story, and the journey of mezzo-soprano Kathleen Shimeta to preserve Branscombe's legacy in this cen... more
Margaret Ruthven Lang was the first woman composer to write a work performed by a major American orchestra, the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 1893. She went on to write many piano works and songs that were performed and lauded around the world. Yet sh... more
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