With the Clara Schumann bicentennial only a week away, we’ll continue to celebrate the legacy of female composers. (This month, by the way, also sports the birthdays of Amy Beach and Nadia Boulanger!)
Today, we salute Baroque composer Isabella Leonarda and Joan Tower, who turns 81, on the anniversary of their births. We’ll also hear a concerto by Australian composer Peggy Glanville-Hicks. Their music will be among my featured selections, from 4 to 6 p.m. EDT.
Then descend into the man cave for scores from barbarian films inspired by the writings of pulp master Robert E. Howard on “Picture Perfect” at 6.
Enjoyment of worthwhile music always transcends perceived gender differences, on WWFM – The Classical Network and wwfm.org.
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: Joan Tower, Isabella Leonarda, and Peggy Glanville-Hicks (moonlighting as a music critic at the New York Herald-Tribune)