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WINNER OF OUR OCTOBER QUIZ!
10/01/24: No one guessed the work, Judith Shatin's Spin. Listen to the excerpt.

WINNING ADVICE FROM DEBORAH HAYES, OUR MOST SUCCESSFUL MUSICAL DETECTIVE

My method is easy: I check the broadcast archives.

Why do I bother? The answer is that I learn about a lot of music as I search. Although over the years I have heard music by most historical women composers, especially when I was teaching women's history in music, the quiz excerpts are often pieces I don't recognize, let alone know well.

When I taught music history, most of our exams for graduate students included writing about "unknowns," that is, excerpts from larger pieces, as in these quizzes. Students were to describe what stylistic features they found significant as educated listeners. They weren't asked simply to name the composer and piece. In fact they usually had more to say if they didn't recognize exactly what piece it was.

The "Into the Light" January 2017 piece was one I didn't know at all, although Barbara Pentland's name is very familiar. I listened to the excerpt and heard a wind ensemble, some kind of chamber ensemble (one player to a part) with brass as well as winds. I went through the broadcast index year by year with a find/search command for "wind' on each page. I started with 2010. Nothing. The 2009 broadcasts listed a 'wind' piece for flute and piano and one for a wind trio. Neither was big enough a group. The 2008 broadcasts included wind symphony works, mostly by Cindy McTee; they were too big. In 2007, my search term 'wind' took me to Barbara Pentland's wind octet. Hmm... Pentland sounded likely, I listened to the excerpt in the 2007 list. Eureka!

PREVIOUS WINNERS

SEPTEMBER 2024:
9/01/24: No one guessed the work, Grazyna Bacewicz's String Quartet No. 7. Listen to the excerpt.

AUGUST 2024:
8/01/24: Results are pending for the August quiz. Please check back soon!

JULY 2024:
7/01/24: No one guessed the work, Amy Cheney Beach's In Autumn from Four Sketches, op. 15. Listen to the excerpt.

JUNE 2024:
6/01/24: No one guessed the work, Eleni Karaindrou's Ulysses' Theme from Ulysses' Gaze. Listen to the excerpt.

MAY 2924:
5/01/24: No one guessed the work, Franziska LeBrun's Sonata Op. 1 #2 for Violine and Cembalo in E Flat Major. Listen to the excerpt.

APRIL 2024:
4/01/24: No one guessed the work, Mary Howe's Suite for Piano and String Quartet. Listen to the excerpt.

MARCH 2024:
3/01/24: No one guessed the work, Cécile Chaminade's Love held captive. Listen to the excerpt.

FEBRUARY 2024:
2/01/24: Debby Greenblatt and Linda Rimel were the first to correctly identify the work, Ethel Smyth's The March of the Women. Listen to the excerpt.

JANUARY 2024:
1/01/24: No one guessed the work, Stacey Garrop's Thunderwalker. Listen to the excerpt.

DECEMBER 2023:
12/01/23: No one guessed the work, Sophie Carmen Eckhardt-Gramatté's Vier Weinachtslieder. Listen to the excerpt.

NOVEMBER 2023:
11/01/23: No one guessed the work, Cécile Chaminade's Sonata in C Minor, Op. 21. Listen to the excerpt.

OCTOBER 2023:
10/01/23: No one guessed the work, Maria Hester Park's Sonata in F Major. Listen to the excerpt.

SEPTEMBER 2023:
9/01/23: No one guessed the work, Ekaterina Siniavina's Sonata for Harpsichord and Violin; Minuet. Listen to the excerpt.

AUGUST 2023:
8/01/23: Julie McBride was the first to correctly identify the work, Jean Coulthard's Concerto for Piano and Orchestra. Listen to the excerpt.

JULY 2023:
7/01/23: No one guessed the work, Johanna Senfter's Melodie. Listen to the excerpt.

JUNE 2023:
6/01/23: No one guessed the work, Elinor Remick Warren's Singing Earth. Listen to the excerpt.

MAY 2023:
5/01/23: J. Michele Edwards was the first to correctly identify the composer, and Elizabeth Keathley was the first to correctly identify both the composer and the work, Laurie Anderson's New York Social Life. Listen to the excerpt.

APRIL 2023:
4/01/23: No one guessed the work, Pauline Viardot's Bohémienne. Listen to the excerpt.

MARCH 2023:
3/01/23: No one guessed the work, Hilary Tann's Water's Edge. Listen to the excerpt.

FEBRUARY 2023:
2/01/23: No one guessed the work, Ekaterina Siniavina's Sonata for Harpsichord and Violin. Listen to the excerpt.

JANUARY 2023:
1/01/23: Elizabeth L Keathley of Greensboro, North Carolina, was the first to correctly identify the work, Louise Farrenc's Sextett for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon, and Piano. Listen to the excerpt.

DECEMBER 2022:
12/01/22: No one guessed the work, Ida Gotkovsky's Poeme du Feu. Listen to the excerpt.

NOVEMBER 2022:
11/01/22: No one guessed the work, Libby Larsen's Songs from Letters. Listen to the excerpt.

OCTOBER 2022:
10/01/22: No one guessed the work, Marie Jaëll's Valse mélancolique. Listen to the excerpt.

SEPTEMBER 2022:
9/01/22: No one guessed the work, Marian Bauer's Suite for String Orchestra. Listen to the excerpt.

AUGUST 2022:
8/01/22: No one guessed the work, Deborah Drattell's Sorrow is not Melancholy. Listen to the excerpt.

JULY 2022:
7/01/22: No one guessed the work, Zara Levina's Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in E Minor. Listen to the excerpt.

JUNE 2022:
6/01/22: Deborah Hayes of Boulder, Colorado was the first to correctly identify the work, Elisenda Fábregas's Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano. Listen to the excerpt.

MAY 2022:
5/01/22: No one guessed the work, Ethel Smyth's Mass in D. Listen to the excerpt.

APRIL 2022:
4/01/22: No one guessed the work, Lili Boulanger's Nocturne. Listen to the excerpt.

MARCH 2022:
3/01/22: Deon Price was the first to correctly identify the work, Isabella Leonarda's The Sonata Op. 16 for Violin and Cembalo. Listen to the excerpt.

FEBRUARY 2022:
2/01/22: Deborah Hayes of Boulder, Colorado was the first to correctly identify the work, Augusta Read Thomas' The Rub of Love. Listen to the excerpt.

JANUARY 2022:
1/01/22: No one guessed the work, Margaret Bonds' Little David Play on your Harp. Listen to the excerpt.

DECEMBER 2021:
12/01/21: No one guessed the work, Persis Anne Parshall-Vehar's Light/Lux/Svietlo. Listen to the excerpt.

NOVEMBER 2021:
11/01/21: Taeko Nishizaka of Tokyo, Japan, was the first to correctly identify the work, Rebecca Clarke's Midsummer Moon. Listen to the excerpt.

OCTOBER 2021:
10/01/21: No one guessed the work, Louise Farrenc's Sextet for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon, and Piano. Listen to the excerpt.

SEPTEMBER 2021:
9/01/21: No one guessed the work, Elisabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre's Trio Sonata No.2 in D major. Listen to the excerpt.

AUGUST 2021:
8/01/21: Birgitta Tollan of Copenhagen, Denmark was the first to correctly identify the work, Lily Boulanger's Nocturne. Listen to the excerpt.

JULY 2021:
7/01/21: No one guessed the work, Barbara Strozzi's Denial. Listen to the excerpt.

JUNE 2021:
6/01/21: No one guessed the work, Deon Nielsen Price's A Santa Barbara Rhapsody. Listen to the excerpt.

MAY 2021:
5/01/21: No one guessed the work, Sally Beamish's Sonata for Cello and Piano. Listen to the excerpt.

APRIL 2021:
4/01/21: No one guessed the work, Ruth Gipp's Horn Concerto, Op. 58. Listen to the excerpt.

MARCH 2021:
3/01/21: No one guessed the work, Elizabeth Austin's Wilderness Symphony. Listen to the excerpt.

FEBRUARY 2021:
2/01/21: Karla Hartl of Toronto, Ontario, Canada was the first to correctly identify the work, Germaine Tailleferre's Concerto Grosso for 2 pianos, Singers, Saxophones and Orchestra. Runner-up is Sky Maclay, who correctly quessed the composer, but not the piece. Listen to the excerpt.

JANUARY 2021:
1/01/21: No one guessed the work, Margaret Brouwer's Concerto for Violin & Orchestra. Listen to the excerpt.

DECEMBER 2020:
12/01/20: No one guessed the work, Ursula Mamlok's Woodwind Quintet. Listen to the excerpt.

NOVEMBER 2020:
11/01/20: No one guessed the work, Ellen Taaffe Zwilich's Thanksgiving Song. Listen to the excerpt.

OCTOBER 2020:
10/01/20: No one guessed the work, Victoria Bond's Other Selves. Listen to the excerpt.

SEPTEMBER 2020:
9/01/20: No one guessed the work, Adrienne Albert's Boundaries for String Quartet. Listen to the excerpt.

AUGUST 2020:
8/01/20: No one guessed the work, Marga Richter's Fragments. Listen to the excerpt.

JULY 2020:
7/01/20: No one guessed the work, Florence Price's The Oak. Listen to the excerpt.

JUNE 2020:
6/01/20: Dan Welcher guessed the composer's name — Kathryn Mishell — but guessed the work as String Quartet No. 2. The correct answer is String Quartet #1 — which also happens to be the theme music for the Into the Light broadcasts, heard at the beginning of each show! Listen to the excerpt.

MAY 2020:
5/01/20: No one guessed the work, Elfride Andrée's Quintet in E Minor for String Quartet and Piano. Listen to the excerpt.

APRIL 2020:
4/01/20: No one guessed the work, Louise Talma's Alleluia in Form of Toccata. Listen to the excerpt.

MARCH 2020:
3/01/20: American composer and soprano Kristin Nordeval was the first to correctly identify the work, Jennifer Higdon's Dash. Listen to the excerpt.

FEBRUARY 2020:
2/01/20: No one guessed the work, Florence Price's Sonata in E Minor. Listen to the excerpt.

JANUARY 2020:
1/01/20: No one guessed the work, Agathe Backer Grøndahl's Étude de Concert: Nos. 1. Listen to the excerpt.

DECEMBER 2019:
12/01/19: No one guessed the work, Libby Larsen's String Symphony. Listen to the excerpt.

NOVEMBER 2019:
11/01/19: No one guessed the work, Cecile Maria Barthélemon's Sonata Op.1 No.2 in F Major. Listen to the excerpt.

OCTOBER 2019:
10/01/19: Deborah Hayes of Boulder, Colorado was the first to correctly identify the work, Clara Wieck Schumann's Prelude and Fugue, op. 16 No. 3. Listen to the excerpt.

SEPTEMBER 2019:
9/01/19: No one guessed the work, Elisabeth Kuyper's Three Songs from Op. 17, but Eric Ruijssenaars gets the 'Nice Try' award. Listen to the excerpt.

AUGUST 2019:
8/01/19: No one guessed the work, Galina Ustvolskaya's Lights in the Steppe. Listen to the excerpt.

JULY 2019:
7/01/19: No one guessed the composer, Germaine Tailleferre, but Margaret Richter gets the 'Nice Try' award for guessing the name of the work, Petit Suite. Listen to the excerpt.

JUNE 2019
6/01/19: No one guessed the work, Katherine Hoover's Clarinet Concerto. Listen to the excerpt.

MAY 2019
5/01/19: Deborah Hayes of Boulder, Colorado was the first to correctly identify the work, Elfrida Andrée's Fritiof Suite. Listen to the excerpt.

APRIL 2019:
4/01/19: No one gussed the work, Caterina Assandra's Duo Seraphim. Listen to the excerpt.

MARCH 2019:
3/01/19: Eric Ruijssenaars of Leiden, The Netherlands, was the first to correctly identify the work, Liza Lehman's Henry King. Listen to the excerpt.

FEBRUARY 2019:
2/01/19: Karla Hartl of Toronto, Ontario, Canada was the first to correctly identify the work, Margaret Bonds' Troubled Water. Listen to the excerpt.

JANUARY 2019:
1/01/19: No one guessed the work, Alexina Louie's Cadenza for clarinet and percussion. Listen to the excerpt.

DECEMBER 2018:
12/01/18: No one guessed the work, Francesca Caccini's La liberazione di Ruggiero. Listen to the excerpt.

NOVEMBER 2018:
11/01/18: No one guessed the work, Paule Maurice's Tableaux of Provence — Five Pieces for Saxophone and Orchestra. Listen to the excerpt.

OCTOBER 2018:
10/01/18: No one guessed the work, Luise Adolpha Le Beau's Romance in E Major, Op. 24 No. 1. Listen to the excerpt.

SEPTEMBER 2018:
9/01/18: No one guessed the work, Nadia Boulanger's Vers la Vie nouvell. Listen to the excerpt.

AUGUST 2018:
8/01/18: No one guessed the work, Alex Shapiro's Current Events. Listen to the excerpt.

JULY 2018:
7/01/18: No one guessed the work, Galina Ustvolskaya's Concerto for Piano, String Orchestra and Timpani. Listen to the excerpt.

JUNE 2018:
6/01/18: No one guessed the work, Kathryn Mishell's Voyage of the Spirit. Listen to the excerpt.

MAY 2018:
5/01/18: No one guessed the work, Doreen Carwithen's Violin Sonata. Listen to the excerpt.

APRIL 2018:
4/01/18: No one guessed the work, Marianne Martinez's In Exitu Israel. Listen to the excerpt.

MARCH 2018:
3/01/18: No one guessed the work, Jennifer Hidgon's Soliloquy. Listen to the excerpt.

FEBRUARY 2018:
2/01/18: No one guessed the work, Florence Price's Mississippi River . Listen to the excerpt.

JANUARY 2018:
1/01/18: Karla Hartl of Toronto, Ontario, Canada was the first to correctly identify the work, Ester Mägi's Symphony No. 1. Listen to the excerpt.

DECEMBER 2017:
12/01/17: No one guessed the work, Ellen Taaffe Zwilich's Concerto Grosso: to Handel's Sonata in D for Violin and Continuo. Listen to the excerpt.

NOVEMBER 2017:
11/01/17: Deborah Hayes of Boulder, Colorado was the first to correctly identify the work, Fanny Hensel's Sonata in E Major. Listen to the excerpt.

OCTOBER 2017:
10/01/17: No one guessed the work, Augusta Read Thomas's Spirit Musings. Listen to the excerpt.

SEPTEMBER 2017:
9/01/17: No one guessed the work, Judith Shatin's View from Mt. Nero. Listen to the excerpt.

AUGUST 2017:
8/01/17: No one guessed the work, Stacey Garrop's Thunderwalker. Listen to the excerpt.

JULY 2017:
7/01/17: Elizabeth R. Austin of Connecticut was the first to identify the composer; Pamela Marshall was the first to correctly identify both the composer and the piece, Chen Yi's Romance of Hsiao and Ch'in. Listen to the excerpt.

JUNE 2017:
6/01/17: No one guessed the work, Barbara Strozzi's Aure Giá che Non Posso Dall'Idolo Mio. Listen to the excerpt.

MAY 2017:
5/01/17: Cecilia Montemayor was the first to correctly idenfity the work, Ruth Crawford Seeger's String Quartet. Listen to the excerpt.

APRIL 2017:
4/01/17: No one guessed the work, Stella Sung's Orange Mango Tango. Listen to the excerpt.

MARCH 2017:
3/01/17: No one guessed the work, Marie Grandval's Grande Sonate, Op. 8. Listen to the excerpt.

FEBRUARY 2017:
2/01/17: No one guessed the work, Deon Nielsen Price's Epitaphs for Fallen Heroes. Listen to the excerpt.

JANUARY 2017:
1/01/17: Deborah Hayes of Boulder, Colorado was the first to correctly identify the work, Barbara Pentland's Octet for Winds. Listen to the excerpt.

DECEMBER 2016:
12/01/16: Deborah Hayes of Boulder, Colorado was the first to correctly identify the work, Minna Keal's String Quartet, Op. 1. Listen to the excerpt.

NOVEMBER 2016:
11/01/16: Linda Rimel was the first to correctly identify the work, Ethel Smyth's The March of the Women. Listen to the excerpt.

OCTOBER 2016:
10/01/16: No one guessed the work, Maria Szymanowska's Nocturne in B-flat Major. Listen to the excerpt.

SEPTEMBER 2016:
9/01/16: No one guessed the work, Katherine Hoover's Suite for Saxophones. Listen to the excerpt.

AUGUST 2016:
8/01/16: Karla Hartl of Toronto, Ontario, Canada was the first to correctly identify the work, Vítzslava Kaprálová's Burlesque, Op. 3b, for violin and piano. Listen to the excerpt.

JULY 2016:
7/01/16: Deborah Hayes of Boulder, Colorado was the first to correctly identify the work, Deborah Drattell's Fire Dances — Clarinet Concerto. Listen to the excerpt.

JUNE 2016:
6/01/16: Pamela J. Marshall of Lexington, MA was the first to correctly identify the work, Cécile Chaminade's Trio No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 11. Listen to the excerpt.

MAY 2016:
5/01/16: Elizabeth Austin of Connecticut was the first to correctly identify the work, Anna Amalia, Duchess of Saxe-Weimar's Concerto for 12 Instruments and Cembalo Obbligato. Listen to the excerpt.

APRIL 2016:
4/01/16: No one guessed the work, Mary Howe's Suite for Piano and String Quartet. Listen to the excerpt.

FEBRUARY 2016:
2/01/16: No one guessed the work, Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel's Overture. Listen to the excerpt.

JANUARY 2016:
1/01/16: No one guessed the work, Jean Coulthard's Concerto for Piano and Orchestra. Listen to the excerpt.

DECEMBER 2015:
12/01/15: No one guessed the work, Rebecca Clarke's Dumka for Violin, Viola & Piano. Listen to the excerpt.

NOVEMBER 2015:
11/01/15: No one guessed the work, Louise Farrenc's Sextett for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon, and Piano. Listen to the excerpt.

OCTOBER 2015:
10/01/15: No one guessed the work, Agathe Backer Grondahl's Ballade in B flat major, op. 36 No. 5. Listen to the excerpt.

SEPTEMBER 2015:
9/01/15: No one guessed the work, Joelle Wallach's Shadow, Sighs and Songs of Longing. Listen to the excerpt.

AUGUST 2015:
8/01/15: Corentin Boissier of Paris, France, was the first to correctly identify the work, Sophie Carmen Eckhardt-Gramatté's Markantes Stück. Listen to the excerpt.

JULY 2015:
7/01/15: No one guesssed the work, Thea Musgrave's Summer from The Seasons. Listen to the excerpt.

JUNE 2015:
6/01/15: No one guesssed the work, Vivian Fine's Alcestis. Listen to the excerpt.

MAY 2015: Deborah Hayes of Boulder, Colorado was the first to correctly identify the work, Zara Levina's Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in E Minor. Listen to the excerpt.

APRIL 2015: Deborah Hayes of Boulder, Colorado was the first to correctly identify the work, Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre's Jonas. Listen to the excerpt.

MARCH 2015:
3/01/15: Deborah Hayes of Boulder, Colorado was the first to correctly identify the work, Clarice Assad's Concerto in D Major for Violin and Orchestra. Listen to the excerpt.

FEBRUARY 2015:
2/01/15: Deborah Hayes of Boulder, Colorado was the first to correctly identify the work, Clara Schumann's Five Songs. Listen to the excerpt.

DECEMBER 2014/JANUARY 2015:
12/01/14-1/01/15: Deborah Hayes of Boulder, Colorado was the first to correctly identify the work, Alex Shapiro's Slipping. Listen to the excerpt.

NOVEMBER 2014:
11/01/14: Karla Hartl of Toronto, Ontario, Canada was the first to correctly identify the work, Violet Archer's Piano Concerto. Listen to the excerpt.

OCTOBER 2014:
10/01/14: Deborah Hayes of Boulder, Colorado was the first to correctly identify the work, Anna Kaija Saariaho's Graal Théâtre. Listen to the excerpt.

SEPTEMBER 2014
9/01/14: Deborah Hayes of Boulder, Colorado was the first to correctly identify the work, Anna Bon di Venezia's Flute Sonata, op.1 No. IV. Listen to the excerpt.

AUGUST 2014:
8/01/14: No one guessed the work, Chen Yi's Shuo. Listen to the excerpt.

JULY 2014:
7/01/14: No one guessed the work, Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre's Sonata in A. Listen to the excerpt.

JUNE 2014:
6/01/14: No one guessed the work, Lili Boulanger's D'un Soir Triste. Listen to the excerpt.

MAY 2014:
5/01/14: Deborah Hayes of Boulder, Colorado was the first to correctly identify the work, Jean Coulthard's Music on a Quiet Song. Listen to the excerpt.

APRIL 2014:
4/01/14: Deborah Hayes of Boulder, Colorado was the first to correctly identify the work, Marian Bauer's Suite for String Orchestra. Listen to the excerpt.

MARCH 2014:
3/01/14: No one guessed the work, Hilda Sehested's Suite for Cornet or Trumpet in B flat and Orchestra. Listen to the excerpt.

FEBRUARY 2014:
2/01/14: Deborah Hayes of Boulder, Colorado was the first to correctly identify the work, Sofia Gubaidulina's Piano Quintet. Listen to the excerpt.

JANUARY 2014:
1/01/14: Deborah Hayes of Boulder, Colorado was the first to correctly identify the work, Maria Szymanowska's Nocturne in B-flat Major. Listen to the excerpt.

DECEMBER 2013:
12/01/13: No one guessed the work, Judith Shatin's Adonai Roi. Listen to the excerpt.

NOVEMBER 2013:
11/01/13: Deborah Hayes of Boulder, Colorado was the first to correctly identify the work, Pauline Oliveros's Nike. Listen to the excerpt.

OCTOBER 2013:
10/01/13: Deborah Hayes of Boulder, Colorado was the first to correctly identify the work, Rebecca Clarke's Piano Trio. Listen to the excerpt.

SEPTEMBER 2013:
9/01/13: No one guessed the work, Jennifer Higdon's Zaka. Listen to the excerpt.

AUGUST 2013: Pam Blevins of Brevard, North Carolina, was the first to correctly identify the work, Amy Beach's Piano Concerto in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 4. Listen to the excerpt.

JULY 2013: No one guessed the work, Louise Farrenc's Scherzo from Trio in E Minor, Op. 45 for flute, cello, and piano. Listen to the excerpt.

JUNE 2013: No one guessed the work, Peggy Glanville-Hicks' Sinfonia Da Pacifica. Listen to the excerpt.

MAY 2013: Elizabeth Austin of Connecticut was the first to correctly identify the composer, and Deborah Hayes of Boulder, Colorado, was the first to correctly identify the composer and the work, Louise Talma's Alleluia in Form of Toccata. Listen to the excerpt.

APRIL 2013: Deborah Hayes of Boulder, Colorado was the first to correctly identify the work, Grazyna Bacewicz's Fifth Sonata for Violin and Piano. Listen to the excerpt.

MARCH 2013: No one guessed the work, Francesca Caccini's Ecco Chi'io Verso Il Sangue (See How My Blood Flows). Listen to the excerpt.

FEBRUARY 2013: Eliane Aberdam (of Rhode Island) and Dafina Zeqiri (of Prishtina, Kosovo) tied! Both simultaneously sent the first correct replies identifying the work, Cécile Chaminade's La Lune Paresseuse. Listen to the excerpt.

JANUARY 2013: Deborah Hayes of Boulder, Colorado was the first to correctly identify the work, Maria Malibran's Rataplan. Listen to the excerpt.

DECEMBER 2012: Karla Hartl of Ontario, Canada was the first to correctly identify the work, Germaine Tailleferre's Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 2. Listen to the excerpt.

NOVEMBER 2012: Deborah Hayes of Boulder, Colorado was the first to correctly identify the work, Debbie Wiseman's Love Theme from Tom & Viv. Listen to the excerpt.

OCTOBER 2012: Deborah Hayes of Boulder, Colorado was the first to correctly identify the work, Mary Howe's Castellana. Listen to the excerpt.

SEPTEMBER 2012: No one guessed the work, Lili Boulanger's Faust et Hêlene. Listen to the excerpt.

AUGUST 2012: Deborah Hayes of Boulder, Colorado was the first to correctly identify the work, Minna Keal's Symphony Op. 3. Listen to the excerpt.

JULY 2012: Deborah Hayes of Boulder, Colorado was the first to correctly identify the work, Ethel Smyth's Serenade in D. Listen to the excerpt.

JUNE 2012: Dr. Elizabeth Hinkle-Turner of Texas was the first to correctly identify the work, Maddalena Lombardini Sirmen's Quartet No. 2. Listen to the excerpt.

MAY 2012: Karla Hartl of Toronto, Canada was the first to correctly identify the work, Maria Perucona's Gaude plaude. Listen to the excerpt.

APRIL 2012: Deborah Hayes of Boulder, Colorado was the first to correctly identify the work, Ruth Loman's Bassoon Concerto. Listen to the excerpt.

MARCH 2012: Dafina Zeqiri of Prishtina, Kosovo was the first to correctly identify the work, Fanny Hensel's "March" from Das Jahr. Listen to the excerpt.

FEBRUARY 2012: Deborah Hayes of Boulder, Colorado was the first to correctly identify the work, Emma Lou Diemer's Suite of Homages. Listen to the excerpt.

JANUARY 2012: Deborah Hayes of Boulder, Colorado was the first to correctly identify the work, Antonia Padoani Bembo's "Psalm CXXIX" from The Seven Psalms of David. Listen to the excerpt.

DECEMBER 2011: Deborah Hayes of Boulder, Colorado was the first to correctly identify the work, Elisabeth Lutyen's Trio, Op. 135 for clarinet, cello and piano. Listen to the excerpt.

NOVEMBER 2011: Deborah Hayes of Boulder, Colorado was the first to correctly identify the work, Jennifer Higdon's City Scape. Listen to the excerpt.

OCTOBER 2011: Dafina Zeqiri of Prishtina, Kosovo was the first to correctly identify the work, Barbara Strozzi's Pensaci ben mio core. Listen to the excerpt.

SEPTEMBER 2011: No one guessed the work, Libby Larsen's Deep Summer. Listen to the excerpt.

AUGUST 2011: Deborah Hayes of Boulder, Colorado, was the first to correctly identify Amy Marcy Cheney Beach's Violin-Piano Sonata in A Minor. Listen to the excerpt.

JULY 2011: In recognition of her many many correct answers over a period of several years — her first one was in MARCH '08 — July 2011 has been designated Deborah Hayes Month in honor of her knowledge, detective skills, perseverance, and love-of-the-game.

6/01/11: Deborah Hayes of Boulder, Colorado, was the first to correctly identify Ellen Taaffe Zwilich's Celebration. Listen to the excerpt.

5/01/11: No one guessed the work, Nancy Galbraith's String Quartet #3. Listen to the excerpt.

4/01/11: Deborah Hayes of Boulder, Colorado, was the first to correctly identify Sylvia Glickman's Krystalgade Synagogue. Listen to the excerpt.

3/01/11: No one guessed the work, Adrienne Albert's Boundaries for String Quintet. Listen to the excerpt.

2/01/11: IAWM President, Dr. Hsiao-Lan Wang, currently teaching at Montana State Unviersity, was the first to correctly identify Cécile Chaminade's Love Held Captive. Listen to the excerpt.

1/01/11: No one guessed the work, Anna Amalia, Duchess of Saxe-Weimar's Concerto for 12 Instruments and Cembalo Obbligato. Listen to the excerpt.

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