This first piano Prelude was inspired by a relatively unknown short story, The Mark, by Claudia Alberdi. Very metaphysical at its core it deals with past lives, past loves and a highly charged emotional love affair in the present…
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Although I didn’t know it at the time the seeds for this double viola concerto based on themes from Smetana’s String Quartet # 1, “From My Life”, were sewn all the way back in the late 1960s. And those seeds were connected, in no small way, to The Cleveland Orchestra…
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I composed TEN as an homage to the Savannah Philharmonic’s 10th season. This season celebrates the rebirth of the Philharmonic, 10 years ago, from the ashes of the Savannah Symphony, a truly amazing accomplishment. The remarkable achievement, both artistically and in terms of audience support, is due to the superb musicianship and dedicated artistic leadership of Peter Shannon, under whose baton the Philharmonic has grown to sold-out audiences…
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This orchestral version commissioned by the New York Philharmonic.
The New York Philharmonic conducted by Xian Zhang
Rebecca Young, solo viola
Philip Myers, solo French horn
Commissioned by Pamela Mia Paul
Pamela Mia Paul, soloist with The North Texas Wind Symphony, Daniel Cook, conductor.
Commissioned by The Cleveland Orchestra.
Robert Vernon, Principal Viola, soloist.
Franz Welser-Möst, Music Director, conductor
This work is a newly orchestrated version of DUO for Two Celli, which I completed in 2017.
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