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Feminine Fusion's celebration of women in April includes a look at the music of Jacqueline du Pré, 4/22 @ 10pm

Struck down at the height of her career by multiple sclerosis, the late cellist Jacqueline du Pré has been described as "a cello-playing force of nature with few musical inhibitions, who also was very pretty, and very, very smart."

cellist Jacqueline du Pré
Greg Cahill
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https://stringsmagazine.com/how-jacqueline-du-pre-sparked-a-cello-explosion/
cellist Jacqueline du Pré

4/1 Women of Color: Hispanic and Latinx Musicians, Part 3 Performers from Latin America, Spain, and Portugal.

4/8 More Than Drums It's not marching band! Women playing percussion take the stage

4/15 Music of Faith, Part 2 Works celebrating faith in many different forms

4/22 One Life: Jacqueline duPre A look at the life of cellist Jacquline duPre, as we listen to some of her incredible performances.

4/29 Twos and Threes, Part 2 Women performing in duos and trios

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