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Women composers at home and away

Extra Eclectic - March 9, 2026

We continue our celebration of Women's History Month this week with female composers musing on the subject of home and family, nostalgia and love — including Andrea Casarrubios' Herencia, Gabriela Lena Frank's Ritmos Anchinos, and Chen Yi's Tunes from My Home. In the second hour, the women hit the road, with works including Gity Razaz's The Strange Highway and Meredith Monk's Migration from Memory Game. Listen now with host Steve Seel!

Playlist

Imaginary World
Composer: Tamar Sagiv
Soloists: Tamar Sagiv, cello
Dorian 70041

Herencia
Composer: Andrea Casarrubios
Orchestra/Ensemble: Sphinx Virtuosi
DG 4867758

Rattle Songs: Grammah Easter's Lullaby
Composer: Pura Fe Crescioni
Orchestra/Ensemble: Dover Quartet
Curtis Studio 28050

Ritmos Anchinos
Composer: Gabriela Lena Frank
Orchestra/Ensemble: Silk Road Ensemble
World Village 468095

Tunes from My Home: Nostalgia
Composer: Chen Yi
Soloists: Yael Weiss, piano
Bridge 9407

Homeland
Composer: Allison Loggins-Hull
Soloists: Jennifer Grim, flute

koʻu inoa
Composer: Anne Leilehua Lanzilotti
Soloists: India Gailey, cello
Redshift 511

Bond of the Beloved
Composer: Layale Chaker
Soloists: Jennifer Koh, violin

Rio de las mariposas
Composer: Gabriela Ortiz
Orchestra/Ensemble: Southwest Chamber Music

The Strange Highway
Composer: Gity Razaz
Orchestra/Ensemble: All-American Cello Band

Memory Game: Migration
Composer: Meredith Monk
Orchestra/Ensemble: Meredith Monk & Vocal Ensemble
Cantaloupe 21153

A Boy and a Makeshift Toy
Composer: Mary Kouyoumdjian
Soloists: Jessica Oudin, viola
Navona 6644

blue cathedral
Composer: Jennifer Higdon
Conductor: Robert Spano
Orchestra/Ensemble: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

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