'She Scores on Scala Radio' will celebrate the music of female composers in a brand new series

This March, female composers of the screen will present a new series ‘She Scores on Scala Radio’, starting 7 March at 6pm.

Composers Pinar Toprak, Jessica Curry, Isobel Waller-Bridge and Nainita Desai will each guest host the programme every Sunday across March from 6-8pm, playing some of their favourite classical music, from their most-loved women composers - music that’s inspired them in their career and some of their own scores.

The four guest hosts will present a personal selection of music in each episode.

Pinar Toprak, the first female composer to score a feature film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, is focusing on the music of superhero movies, including influential scores such as Superman, Batman and new releases like Wonder Woman 1984, along with her own work on Captain Marvel.

Jessica Curry is celebrating her varied musical influences, including Sinead O’Connor, Bette Midler, Rachel Portman and Enya. Jessica’s love of choral music will shine through in her selections by Errollyn Wallen and Hildegard von Bingen, and she’ll also select particularly significant tracks from her video game scores to Dear Esther, So Let Us Melt and Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture.

Isobel Waller-Bridge, whose episode of 'She Scores on Scala Radio' is broadcast at 6pm on Sunday 21 March said,

“I’m really happy to be invited onto the show to play some of my favourite works by female composers. I’ve put together a programme of music that unlocked a really important creative space for me in the early years, and music that continues to inspire me. I’m looking forward to spending an evening playing work from these amazing artists, and talking a bit about why they mean so much to me and my music.”

Who's presenting and when to hear ‘She Scores on Scala Radio’

Sunday 7th March, 6-8pm - Pinar Toprak

Sunday 14th March, 6-8pm - Jessica Curry

Sunday 21st March, 6-8pm - Isobel Waller-Bridge

Sunday 28th March, 6-8pm - Nainita Desai