Women of Notes #2310
. . . enjoy the compelling creativity of an international array of women composers whose repertoire reveals unexpected treasures.
Hour One
JENNIFER BATE: Variations on an Old French Carol (Picardy) (1982) –Jennifer Bate (1919-1994 Willis/Brangwyn Hall, Swansea, Wales) Guild 7209
RACHEL LAURIN: Suite Breve, Op. 16, no. 2 (1984) –Rachel Laurin (1966 Gonzalez/Parish Church, Longchamp, France) Vosges 1995
KRIS RIZZOTTO: 3 Wedding Marches for My Sisters (God is my oath – Lugsana/Prayer – Coronation March) –Kris Rizzotto (1998 Casavant/ Church of St. Louis King of France/St. Paul, MN) PD Archive (r. 5-3-22)
SARAH MacDONALD: Evening Service in A-flat (2012) –Ely Cathedral Girls’ Choir/Sarah MacDonald; Alexander Berry (1908-2001 Harrison/Ely Cathedral, England) Regent 477
EMMA LOU DIEMER: Fanfare and Faith at Oxford (2006) –Joan DeVee Dixon (2005 Schantz/Mount Olivet Lutheran Church, Minneapolis, MN) PD Archive (r. 1/12/06)
Filler – LAURIN (see above)
Hour Two
MARSHA FOXGROVER: Prelude on Thy holy wings, dear savior –Marsha Foxgrover (1992 Schantz/College Church, Wheaton, IL) Foxgrover 2001
PAMELA DECKER: Passacaglia (1980) –Pamela Decker (1984 Rieger/Pacific Union College, Angwin, CA) Arkay 6083
PAMELA RUITER-FEENSTRA: Aria on An Wasserflüssen Babylon –Pamela Ruiter-Feenstra (2006 Richards, Fowkes/Pinnacle Presbyterian Church, Scottsdale, AZ) Fleur de Son Classics 58042
CAROL WILLIAMS: Freedom, Op. 12 –Carol Williams (2012 Quimby/St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral, San Diego, CA) Melcot 022
NANCY VAN de VATE: Prelude for Organ (2002) –Carlyn Morenus (Rodgers/CPA Concert Hall, Illinois State University, Normal, IL) Vienna Modern Masters 2043
LILI BOULANGER: Pie Jesu. FELIX MENDELSSOHN (arr. Lapwood): O for the wings of a dove –Cecily Mellor, soprano; Pembroke College Girls’ Choir/Anna Lapwood; Owen Saldanha & Joseph Beadle (1980 Mander/Pembroke College Chapel, Cambridge, England) Signum 714
MEL BONIS: 5 Pieces for Organ (Communion in E-flat, Op. 151; Quasi Andante, Op. 152; Prelude in c, Op. 140; Verset, Op. 155; Sortie in E-flat, Op. 96) –Georges Lartigau (1883 Puget/St. Amans, Rodez, France) Ligia 0109324
Filler – WILLIAMS (see above)
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