This month we’re celebrating women’s history month, and we start with an hour of music by women composers from Europe.
Hosts: Mark Scholtz, Bill Stein
Playlist
Title: Choral Preludes on Gregorian Chant Themes – Repons pour le Temps de Pâques
Composer: Jeanne Demessieux
Organist: Graham Barber
Album: Great European Organs No 8 – Priory PRCD 260
Organ: 1977 IV/106 Klais, Church of Our Lady, Ingolstadt, Germany
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Title: Jasmine
Composer: Yui Kitamura
Organist: Chelsea Chen
Album: Eastern Treasures – Con Brio CBR21141
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Organ: 2004 IV/45 Garland, Brentwood Trail Presbyterian Church, Dallas, Texas USA
Title: Nocture
Composer: Germaine Tailleferre
Organist: Frances Nobert
Album: Music, She Wrote: Organ Compositions by Women – Raven OAR 550
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Organ: 1998 III/81 Glatter-Gotz/Rosales, United Church of Christ, Congregational, Claremont, California USA
Title: Three Preludes and Fugues, Op. 16 – no. 2 in B-flat
Composer: Clara Schumann
Organist: Christa Rakich
Album: Transcriptions from Saint Justin – AFKA SK541
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Organ: 1933 III/68 Kilgen, St. Justin’s Church, Hartford, Connecticut USA
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Title: Symphony in B minor – III. Cantabile
Composer: Elfrida Andreé
Organist: Jan Kraybill
Organ Media Foundation Recording
Organ: 1993 IV/102 Casavant, Community of Christ – Peace Temple, Independence, Missouri, USA
Title: Caribbean Dance
Composer: Madeleine Dring
Organist: Thomas Trotter
Album: A Celebration – Regent REGCD 584
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Organ: 1837 V/112 Hill/Mander, Birmingham Town Hall, Birmingham, England
Title: The Gift
Title: Incarnation with Shepherds Dancing
Composer: Judith Bingham
Organist: Tom Winpenny
Album: Bingham: Organ Music – Naxos 8.572687
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Organ: 1962 IV/78 Harrison and Harrison/Durham, Cathedral of St. Alban, St. Alban, England
Title: English Pastorale
Composer: Freda Swain
Organist: Paul Derrett
Album: The Organs of Southwell Minster – Amphion PHI CD 195
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Organ: 1992 II/46 Binns/Wood, Southwell Minster (Nave Organ), Southwell, England
Title: Diptych for solo organ – I. Pastoral Prelude
Composer: Dobrinka Tabakova
Organist: Joseph Wicks
Album: Dobrinka Tabakova Works for Choir – Regent REGCD530
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Organ: 1887 IV/45 Willis, Truro Cathedral, Truro, England
Title: Seven Dances, op. 60 – Fandango
Composer: Margreeth C de Jong
Organist: Harry Van Wijk
Album: The Moldau – Raven OAR-979
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Organ: 1933 IV/106 EM Skinner, Girard College Chapel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA