Creativity in the 1990s

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Kate Molleson explores the world of Tania León as the composer settled in America, with the composer in interview. They discuss León's arrival and early career in America in the 1960s and 1970s, including her association with the world of dance, alongside exploring works composed later during the 1990s including the opera Scourge of Hyacinths. Journey (excerpt) The Jubal Trio Ajiaco Cory Smythe, piano Daniel Lippel, guitar Carabalí Louisville Orchestra Gunther Schuller, conductor Oh Yemanja (Mother’s Prayer from Scourge of Hyacinths) Dawn Upshaw, soprano Daire Fitzgerald, cello Margaret Kampmeier, pianist Singin’ Sepia (Five Songs on Poems by Rita Dove) Continuum Tony Arnold, soprano David Gresham, clarinet Renée Jolles, violin Joel Sachs, piano Cheryl Seltzer, piano Produced by Luke Whitlock