Radio Requests
Hoping to capitalize on research the IAWM's scholars have been compiling for years, the Advocacy Committee has launched a campaign of asking people to request that their local and Internet radio stations play a particular work by a woman composer each week.
We request works by a mix of historical and contemporary composers. Weekly selections are listed below.
In 2005, IAWM named radio stations KMFA, KWAX, and WMFE Honored Broadcasters for their outstanding commitment to broadcasts of women's compositions. Download PDF press release here.
How you can help
Visitors to this site are encouraged to help! Just:
- Consult this web page for the Radio Request for this week.
- Request, by telephone or email, that your radio station(s) broadcast that work. Download a sample request here.
- Suggest, if the station does not own a recording of it, that it consult this web page and substitute the work of another female composer.
For information about works by living composers, please click on Members' Pages.
For information about works by women throughout history, radio personnel may click on Resources.
Thank you!
Radio Request for This Week, Jul. 13-19, 2008
Past Radio Requests:
Nov. 14-20, 2004. Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, Piano Trio in D minor (Opus 11)
Nov. 21-27, 2004. Ruth Crawford Seeger, String Quartet (1931)
Nov. 28-Dec. 4, 2004. Amy Beach, Piano Trio (Op. 150) or Piano Quintet (Op. 67)
Dec. 05-11, 2004. Germaine Tailleferre, Concertino for Harp and Orchestra or Sonata for Violin and Piano in C# minor
Dec. 12-18, 2004. Clara Schumann, Piano Trio
Dec. 26, 2004 - Jan. 1, 2005. any work by Louise Farrenc
Jan. 2-8, 2005. any work by Alexina Louie
Jan. 9-15, 2005. Elisabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre, 1687 Suites for Clavessin
Jan. 16-22, 2005. any work by Hildegard von Bingen
Jan. 23-29, 2005. any chamber work by Rebecca Clarke
Jan. 30 - Feb. 5, 2005. any work by Libby Larsen
Feb. 6-12, 2005. any work by Lili Boulanger (1893-1918)
Feb. 13-19, 2005. Jennifer Higdon, City Scape/Concerto for Orchestra
Feb. 20-26, 2005. any work by Florence Price (1887-1953)
Feb. 27 - Mar. 5, 2005. any work by Isabella Leonarda (1620-1704)
Mar. 6-12, 2005. Grazyna Bacewicz (1909-1969), Second Piano Sonata or any work
Mar. 13-19, 2005. any work by Barbara Strozzi (1619-after 1664?)
Mar. 20-26, 2005. any work by Judith Lang Zaimont
Mar. 27 - Apr. 2, 2005. any work by Thea Musgrave
Apr. 3-9, 2005. any work by Li Yiding
Apr. 10-16, 2005. any work by Peggy Glanville-Hicks
Apr. 17-23, 2005. Cécile Chaminade, the Concertino for Flute and Orchestra (Op. 107)
Apr. 24-30. any work by Sofia Gubaidulina
May 1-7, 2005. any work by Josephine Lang
May 8-14, 2005. any work by Jennifer Fowler
May 15-21, 2005. any work by Kaija Saariaho
May 22-28, 2005. any work by Mary Lou Williams
May 29-Jun. 4, 2005. any work by Maria Agate Szymanowska
Jun. 5-11, 2005. any work by Vitezslava Kapralova
Jun. 12-18, 2005. any work by Hope Lee
Jun. 19-25, 2005. any work by Joan Tower
Jun. 26-Jul. 2, 2005. any work by Elisabeth Lutyens
Jul. 3-9, 2005. any work by Francesca Lebrun or Anna Bon di Venezia
Jul. 10-16, 2005. any work by Galina Ustvolskaya
Jul. 17-23, 2005. Francesca Caccini
Jul. 24-30, 2005. any work by Violeta Dinescu
Jul. 31-Aug. 6, 2005. any work by Alma Mahler
Aug. 7-13, 2005. any work by Ellen Taaffe Zwilich
Aug. 14-20, 2005. any work by Dame Ethyl Smyth
Aug. 21-27, 2005. any work by Meredith Monk
Aug. 28-Sep. 3, 2005. any work by Rebecca Clarke
Sep. 4-10, 2005. any work by Undine Smith Moore
Sep. 11-17, 2005. Clara Schumann, Piano Trio
Sep. 18-24, 2005. any work by Jean Coulthard
Sep. 25-Oct. 1, 2005. any work by Emma Lou Diemer
Oct. 2-8, 2005. any work by Nancy Van de Vate
Oct. 9-15, 2005. any work by Nicola LeFanu
Oct. 16-22, 2005. any work by Karin Rehnqvist
Oct. 23-29, 2005. any work by Marianne von Martinez
Oct. 30-Nov. 5, 2005. any work by Katherine Hoover
Nov. 6-12, 2005. any work by Betsy Jolas
Nov. 13-19, 2005. any work by Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel
Nov. 20-26, 2005. any work by Augusta Read Thomas
Nov. 27-Dec. 3, 2005. any work by Heather Schmidt
Dec. 4-10, 2005. any work by Maddalena Casulana
Dec. 11-17, 2005. any work by Ruth Schonthal
Jan. 1-7, 2006. any work by Chen Yi
Jan. 8-14, 2006. any work by Marga Richter
Jan. 15-21, 2006. any work by Ruth Lomon
Jan. 22-28, 2006. any work by Claude Arrieu
Jan. 29-Feb. 4, 2006. any work by Lucrezia Vizzana
Feb. 5-11, 2006. any work by Gabriela Ortiz
Feb. 12-18, 2006. any work by Pauline Oliveros
Feb. 19-25, 2006. any work by Hasu Patel
Feb. 26-Mar. 4, 2006. any work by Tania León
Mar. 5-11, 2006. any work by Margaret Lucy Wilkins
Mar. 12-18, 2006. any work by Tera de Marez Oyens
Mar. 19-25, 2005. any work by Barbara Kolb
Mar. 26-Apr. 1, 2006. any work by Louise Talma
Apr. 2-8, 2006. any work by Maria A. Niederberger
Apr. 16-22, 2006. any work by Ursula Mamlok
Apr. 23-29, 2006. any work by Grace Williams
Apr. 30-May 6, 2006. any work by Vivian Adelberg Rudow
May 7-13, 2006. Any work by Elisenda Fábregas
May 14-20, 2006. any work by Betty Beath
May 21-27, 2006. any work by Kay Swift
May 28-Jun 3, 2006. any work by Adriana Figueroa
Jun 4-10, 2006. any work by Bun-Ching Lam
Jun 11-17, 2006. any work by Judith Weir
Jun 18-24, 2006. any work by Elizabeth Austin
Jun 25-Jul 1, 2006. any work by Judith Shatin
Jul 2-8, 2006. any work by Annea Lockwood
Jul 9-15, 2006. any work by Hilary Tann
Jul 16-22, 2006. any work by Linda Bouchard
Jul 23-29, 2006. any work by Anna Amalia, Princess of Prussia
Jul 30-Aug. 5, 2006. any work by Karolina Eiriksdottir
Aug. 6-12, 2006. any work by Marion Bauer
Aug. 13-19, 2006. any work by May Aufderheide
Aug. 20-26, 2006. any work by Maia Ciobanu
Aug. 27- Sep. 2, 2006. any work by Iva Bittová
Sep. 3-9, 2006. any work by Alex Shapiro
Sep. 10-16, 2006. any work by Michèle Bokanowski
Sep. 17-23, 2006. any work by Nancy Bloomer Deussen
Sep. 24-30, 2006. any work by Anna Rubin
Oct. 1-7, 2006. any work by Vanessa Lann
Oct. 8-14, 2006. any work by Meira Warshauer
Oct. 15-21, 2006. any work by Hyo-Shin Na
Oct. 22-28, 2006. any work by Eleanor Alberga
Oct. 29-Nov. 4, 2006, any work by Deon Price
Nov. 5-11, 2006. any work by Rhian Samuel
Nov. 12-18, 2006. any work by Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel
Nov. 19-25, 2006. any work by Sylvia Glickman
Nov. 26-Dec. 2, 2006. any work by Ellen Fullman
Dec. 3, 2006-Jan. 6, 2007. (Holiday Requests)
Jan.7-13, 2007. any work by Gillian Whitehead
Jan. 14-20, 2007. any work by Ruth Crawford Seeger
Jan. 21-27, 2007. any work by Margaret Allison Bonds
Jan. 28-Feb. 3, 2007. any work by Marilyn J. Ziffrin
Feb. 4-10, 2007. any work by Marie Jaëll
Feb. 11-17, 2007. any work by Jennifer Higdon
Feb. 18-24, 2007. any work by Elena Firsova
Feb. 25- Mar. 3, 2007. any work by Shulamit Ran
Mar. 4-10, 2007. any work by Kelly-Marie Murphy
Mar. 11-17, 2007. any work by Beata Moon
Mar. 18-24, 2007. any work by Maria Grenfell
Mar. 25-31, 2007. any work by Barbara Thompson
Apr. 1-7, 2007. any work by Beth Anderson
Apr. 8-14, 2007. any work by Onute Narbutaite
Apr. 15-21, 2007. any work by Anne Kilstofte
Apr. 22-28, 2007. any work by Violet Archer
Apr. 29-May 5, 2007. any work by Jeanne Ellison Shaffer
May 6-12, 2007. any work by Rachel Portman
May 13-19, 2007. any work by Katia Tiutiunnik
May 20-26, 2007. any work by Diane Thome
May 27-Jun 2, 2007. any work by Doina Rotaru
Jun. 3-9, 2007. any work by Adrienne Albert
Jun. 10-16, 2007. any work by Judith Bingham
Jun. 17-23, 2007. any work by Eve Beglarian
Jun. 24-30, 2007. any work by Elizabeth Raum
Jul. 1-7, 2007. any work by Lucie Vellère
Jul. 8-14, 2007. any work by Sarah Aderholdt
Jul. 15-21, 2007. any work by Rebecca Clarke
Jul. 22-28, 2007. any work by Ann Millikan
Jul. 29-Aug 4, 2007. any work by Anne La Berge
Aug. 5-11, 2007. any work by Evelyn Stroobach
Aug. 12-18, 2007. any work by Elena Ruehr
Aug. 19-25, 2007. any work by Barbara Strozzi
Aug. 26-Sep.1, 2007. any work by Rebecca Oswald
Sep. 2-8, 2007. any work by Eliane Radigue
Sep. 9-15, 2007. any work by Persis Parshall Vehar
Sep. 16-22, 2007. any work by Silvie Bodorová
Sep. 23-29, 2007. any work by Elizabeth Maconchy (Scroll down, choose M and then Elizabeth Maconchy)
Sep. 30-Oct. 6, 2007. any work by Mary Jane Leach
Oct. 7-13, 2007. any work by Caroline Ansink
Oct. 14-20, 2007. any work by Barbara Harbach
Oct. 21-27, 2007. any work by Norma Beecroft
Oct. 28-Nov. 3, 2007. any work by Helen Gifford
Nov. 4-10, 2007. any work by Hildegard von Bingen
Nov. 11-17, 2007. any work by Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel
Nov. 18-24, 2007. any work by Ruth Crawford Seeger
Nov. 25-Dec. 1, 2007. any work by Monique Buzzarté
Dec. 2, 2007-Jan. 5, 2008. Holiday Requests (PDF)
Jan. 6-12, 2008. Esther Flückiger
Jan. 13-19, 2008. Joelle Wallach
Jan. 20-26, 2008. Elisabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre
Jan. 27-Feb. 2, 2008. Younghi Pagh-Paan
Feb. 3-9, 2008. Michèle Reverdy
Feb. 10-16, 2008. Lucia Dlugoszewski
Feb. 17-23, 2008. Melissa Hui
Feb. 24-Mar. 1, 2008. Nadia Boulanger
Mar. 2-8, 2008. Kristina Vasiliauskaite
Mar. 9-15, 2008. Victoria Bond
Mar. 16-22, 2008. Mari Takano
Mar. 23-29, 2008. Helen Fisher
Mar. 30-Apr. 5, 2008. Amy Beach
Apr. 6-12, 2008. Frances White
Apr. 13-19, 2008. Errollyn Wallen
Apr. 20-26, 2008. Clara Schumann
Apr. 27-May 3, 2008. Jane Brockman
May 4-10, 2008. Gena Branscombe
May 11-17, 2008. Amy Beach
May 18-24, 2008. Sungji Hong
May 25-31, 2008. Chiara Margarita Cozzolani
Jun. 1-7, 2008. Hildegard Westerkamp
Jun. 8-14, 2008. Elisabetta Brusa
Jun. 15-21, 2008. Tina Davidson
Jun. 22-28, 2008. Barbara Jazwinski
Jun. 29-Jul. 5, 2008. Lydia Kavina
Jul. 6-12, 2008. Karen Tanaka
Jul. 13-19, 2008. Hanna Kulenty
How to Send Music to Friendly Radio Stations
We urge composers and others to mail CDs to the "friendly" radio stations listed below. "Friendly" stations are those inclined to broadcast recordings of compositions by women.
ABC Classic FM (Australia). The contact people are Julian Day, day.julian@abc.net.au, and Stephen Adams, adams.stephen@abc.net.au.
CBC 2's "DiscDrive." (Canada). The person to contact is Jürgen Gothe, DiscDrive, CBC Radio 2. The website is www.cbc.ca/discdrive/.
CBC 2's "Here's to You" (Canada), a Monday-Friday request show hosted by Catherine Belyea. The website is http://www.cbc.ca/herestoyou/.
CBC 2's "Sound Advice," (Canada), hosted by Rick Phillips, airs Saturday afternoons from 12:00 to 1:30. The website is http://www.cbc.ca/soundadvice.
CKWR. Tom Quick's "Women in Music" series on FM 98.5 CKWR is based in Waterloo, Ontario (Canada). Two programs per month are planned, which can be heard over the Internet, 9:00-11:00 P.M. For further information please contact Tom Quick directly at quickmusic@sgci.com.
KGNU-FM. Timm Lenk, Music Director, KGNU-FM, 4700 Walnut St. Boulder CO 80301, U.S.A. The website is www.kgnu.org.
KLCC. Nanci LaVelle , who hosts "Sisters," would be happy to receive CDs from performers as well as composers, and the music need not be classical. The address is: 136 W 8th Ave. / Eugene, OR 97401 USA. The Web address is http://www.klcc.org.
KMFA was named one of the IAWM's Honored Broadcasters for its commitment to broadcasting music written by women. Also at KMFA, IAWM member Kathryn Mishell produces and hosts "Into the Light," which broadcasts women's compositions over the airwaves and the Internet (http://www.kmfa.org/listen_index.htm). Contact KMFA: 3001 N. Lamar #100, Austin, TX, USA.
KMUD plays "anything but hard rock." Broadcasts are streamed on the Internet and archived. Go to www.KMUD.org to see which programs are appropriate for your vinyl records and CDs. Contact IAWM member Marian Mapes-Bouck, who hosts "Klassics for KMUD: From Bach to Bouck," at MD@KMUD.org, or other program hosts through the Website.
KUFM plays a very eclectic mix of musical genres -- from opera to hip hop. Its personnel have been known to read at length from liner notes of living composers. Contact: Michael Marsolek, Program Director, or Terry Conrad, Morning Classics Music Director, Montana Public Radio, The University of Montana, Missoula, MT, 59812-8064, USA. (406) 243-4931. 1-800-325-1565. http://www.mtpr.net/contact.html
KWAX was named one of the IAWM's Honored Broadcasters for its commitment to broadcasting music written by women. Streamlined on the Internet at http://www.kwax.com/listen.php and archived, KWAX's broadcasts also include an "Arts Line" interview five mornings a week. Contact: Caitriona Bolster, University of Oregon, 75 Centennial Loop, Eugene, OR, 97401 (USA).
Radio 4, the Dutch classical music station (public radio), www.radio4.vara.nl. Please send CDs (sorry; nothing experimental) to Thea Derks, Karel du Jardinstraat 51N, 1073 TB, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Her e-mail address is tderks@TELE2.NL.
Radio Monalisa, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, is available over the Internet at http://www.radiomonalisa.nl. Patricia Werner Leanse produces and hosts "Muziek Van Vrouwelijke Componisten" ("Music by Women Composers"). Contact her through the Web site.
WETA. Classical WETA 90.9 FM accepts all proposals via the U.S. Postal Service. Send CDs you would like considered to WETA-Classical 90.9FM / 2775 South Quincy Street / Arlington, VA 22206 (USA).
WMFE was named one of the IAWM's Honored Broadcasters for its commitment to broadcasting music written by women. Contact WMFE: 11510 East Colonial Drive, Orlando, FL, 32817, USA. (407)273-2300.
WNYC (New York) can be heard over the Internet; go to http://www.wnyc.org/schedule/. Contact hosts David Garland and/or Jim Schaeffer at listenerservices@wnyc.org.
On WOMR, Canary Burton (formerly of IAWM) plays a great deal of music by women and living composers of both sexes. In addition to commercially produced CDs, she broadcasts some concert recordings. Contact: Canary Burton, 494 Commercial St. (2nd floor) P.O. Box 975, Provincetown, MA, 02657, USA. 1-800-921-WOMR (9667). 1-508-487-2619. http://www.womr.org
WPRB. "Clasical Discoveries" on WPRB,103.3 FM and online at www.wprb.com in Princeton, NJ, regularly plays women composers' music. Winner of the 2005 ASCAP Deems Taylor Radio Broadcast Award, Classical Discoveries is devoted to little known repertoire of all musical periods with an emphasis on the old (Baroque and before) and the "New Classical Music." Composers and others interested in sending CDs to Classical Discoveries should first e-mail Marvin Rosen from the program's Web page: http://ourworld.cs.com/clasdis/index.html. The mailing address is 27 Robert Rd., Princeton, NJ 08540, USA. Telephone: 1-609-921-2012.
WRR-FM in Dallas, Texas streams classical music on the Internet, at http://www.wrr101.com/stream.shtml. Contact program director Kurt Rongey at Krongey@wrr101.com or send recordings (CDs only) to Box 159001 / Dallas, Texas 75315-9901 (USA). Telephone: (214) 670-8888.