Tania León Honors Women In Classical Music With Chicago Sinfonietta

The Afro-Cuban composer and conductor Tania León is profiled at AfriClassical.com and has a website of her own, TaniaLeon.com The Chicago Sinfonietta announces:

LADIES’ CHOICE: A Celebration of International Women's Month

Guest conductor and composer Tania León takes the podium as the Sinfonietta pays tribute to the contributions that women have made to classical music. Cuban-born Ms. León conducts two of her own compositions, one of which features pianist Jade Simmons, plus other works by women from around the world, while trumpeter Alison Balsom guests on Haydn’s Concerto for Trumpet

Ellen Taaffe Zwilich
Prologue and Variations

Augusta Holmes
Irelande, poeme symphonique

Tania Leon
Horizons

Tania Leon
Kabiosile

Franz Joseph Haydn
Concerto for Trumpet

Chen Yi
Ge Xu (Antiphony)

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