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In a new album, the cellist draws an arc of female longing and defiance through the centuries. Cellist Maya Beiser tackles women's defiance in a new album Of the many stories she learned as a child, ...

Of the many stories she learned as a child, one haunted Maya Beiser for months, and eventually years and decades: the sorry fate of Lot's wife. The woman, unnamed in the biblical tale, is turned into ...

For her latest album, "Salt," cellist Maya Beiser draws an arc of female longing and defiance through the centuries. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "SALT") HELGA DAVIS: (Singing) Mourn for my girls who would ...