Mar 23, 2015
Producer Todd thought he needed to take a “vacation” with his
“family” last week, so we are giving you this month-appropriate
rerun before returning next week with a slew, a treasure trove, a
veritable cornucopia of new episodes. Meanwhile, sit back, relax,
and learn about these great women of classical music. – Dacia
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It’s Women’s History Month up in the Classroom! Houston Public
Media’s own Amy Bishop (see also, Episode 9: Tone Poems) teaches
us all about female classical music composers, from the
millennia-old ethereal sounds of Hildegard von Bingen, to the
contemporary works of Jennifer Higdon. Why have so many women
composed classical music but so few have become household names
(yet)? We jiu jitsu that question and others in this episode!
Audio production by Todd “von Toddgen” Hulslander with double-plus masterful editorial decisions by Dacia Clay.
Music in this episode:
– Hildegard von Bingen: Caritas Abundat in Omnia (Love Abounds
All)
– Clara Schumann: Piano Concerto in a minor, Opus 7 (first
movement)
– Jennifer Higdon: Blue Cathedral
For more about Classical Classroom, go to www.houstonpublicmedia.org/classroom.
For more about Women’s History Month, go to www.womenshistorymonth.gov.