This program features a choral work for July 4th, and two new recordings of exquisite music by two extraordinary women composers:

William Duckworth: War Department, from Southern Harmony (1981)
Boston Secession Choral Ensemble - Brave Records BRAV0720 (2007)
War Department
No more shall the sound of the war whoop be heard.
The ambush and slaughter no longer be feared.
The tomahawk buried, shall rest in the ground,
And peace and good will to the nations abound.

Joan Jeanrenaud: Axis, Transition, from Strange Toys - Talking House (2008)

Karen Tanaka: Frozen Horizon, Water and Stone, Invisible Curve (1998-99) - Azure Ensemble - New World 80683 (2008)