Women Composers: Classical, Jazz and Contemporary Music
Selected and presented by Patricia Werner Leanse.
Music by Kaija Saariaho, Saskia Rao-de Haas, Sinta Wullur, Aftab Darvishi [pictured], Jessica Krash and Alma Mahler.
Playlist:
- Kaija Saariaho (Finland, 1952–France, 2023): Papillion No. 1 (2000), for solo cello.
- Saskia Rao-de Haas (the Netherlands, 1971): Ek Prakaar Ko Bibhas (2013), for Indian cello and tabla.
- Sinta Wullur (Bandung, 1958): Charukeshi – Prelude and Toccata (2023), for piano and sitar.
- Aftab Darvishi (Iran, 1987):
- HamZaad (2020), for mixed choir, duduk and kamancheh.
- Sahar (2022), for two cellos.
- Jessica Krash (Washington, D.C., 1959): True Stories (2025), for cello and piano.
- Alma Mahler (Austria, 1879–New York, 1964): Erntelied (Harvest Song), from Vier Lieder (1901).
