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MSPR to air Women's History Month specials (March 2024)

Barbara McBride-Smith
Barbara McBride-Smith
Barbara McBride-Smith
Diane Ferlatte
Irene Young, Diane Ferlatte
Diane Ferlatte
Julia Morgan
Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation
Julia Morgan

Modern Notebook
March 8 at 9:00am

Liliya Ugay is a composer who is also a mother, and she says that composer-mothers have been vastly underrepresented in the history of music, past and present. Her piece “Mother Tales” is inspired by the routines of motherhood, with the first movement depicting lulling a baby to sleep, and a second movement which captures the curiosity, awkwardness, and wonder of play. Then: There is an effervescence and turbulence to artist Gwen O’Dowd’s abstract sea paintings, which serves as inspiration for Jane O’Leary’s work “underneath the dark blue waves.” It’s music that moves in waves of sound, at times capturing the brightness of the ocean’s surface, other times its peacefulness, and even its fury.

High Country Celtic Radio
"Women of Celtic Music"
March 9 at 1:00pm

In recognition of Women's History Month, Katie Marie and Joe put together an hour of traditional Celtic music featuring tunes and songs by women artists.

A Time For Tales
March 10 at 3:00pm

Carolyn Franzini hosts an hour of "Women Telling Stories" featuring storytellers Sheila Kay Adams, Jasmin Cardenas, Diane Ferlatte, and Karen Vuranch. Music provided by Suzanne Ciani, Josh Goforth, and Sweet Honey in the Rock.

Buildings Speak: Stories of Pioneering Women Architects
March 17 at 3:00pm

Frances McDormand hosts this hour of stories behind women architects including Julia Morgan, who designed Hearst Castle, Natalie de Blois, who imagined glass skyscrapers on Park Avenue, and Amaza Lee Meredith, who helped establish Sag Harbor. Provided by The Kitchen Sisters, the Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation, and PRX.

A Time For Tales
March 24 at 3:00pm

Carolyn Franzini hosts an hour of stories and music showcasing "Special Women." Stories include "The Button Box" by Barbara McBride-Smith, and "Fayetteville Flood" by Karen Vuranch. Music provided by Ana Egge and Mark Pinkus.