Following Barbara Strozzi next week, CotW will focus on Women Of The MacDowell Colony
"You can see why composers love the place: birches, beeches, maples, breathtaking natural beauty and, above all, silence. Since composer Edward MacDowell founded his “colony” in 1907, some 5,000 artists have visited to find inspiration and peace.
Among the so-called colonists are more than a century of women composers who have left their mark on classical music. This week, Donald Macleod explores the breadth and impact of their work and recalls his own trip to the colony, soaking up the beauty of the site in the dazzling colours of fall in New England.
Today [14 March] that crimson light falls partly on Marian MacDowell, pianist wife of Edward, who was instrumental not just in setting up the colony but also had carte blanche in the early days to select who came. There’s music from 19-time visitor Marion Bauer, Chinese composer Wenhui Xie, and Amy Beach who left considerable funds to the colony after her death in 1944. Listeners also hear from Marian MacDowell’s biographer, Robin Rausch."
"You can see why composers love the place: birches, beeches, maples, breathtaking natural beauty and, above all, silence. Since composer Edward MacDowell founded his “colony” in 1907, some 5,000 artists have visited to find inspiration and peace.
Among the so-called colonists are more than a century of women composers who have left their mark on classical music. This week, Donald Macleod explores the breadth and impact of their work and recalls his own trip to the colony, soaking up the beauty of the site in the dazzling colours of fall in New England.
Today [14 March] that crimson light falls partly on Marian MacDowell, pianist wife of Edward, who was instrumental not just in setting up the colony but also had carte blanche in the early days to select who came. There’s music from 19-time visitor Marion Bauer, Chinese composer Wenhui Xie, and Amy Beach who left considerable funds to the colony after her death in 1944. Listeners also hear from Marian MacDowell’s biographer, Robin Rausch."
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