Musicians have always loved the stars.
Read MoreProject 19.8: Jessie Montgomery
Montgomery has maintained her enthusiasm for string performance by expanding the possibilities in composition for string music.
Read MoreProject 19.7: Joan Tower
Tower's music defines a bridge from serialism, through the realms of minimalism, neo-romanticism, and spectralism, into the land of contemporary classical music.
Read MoreProject 19.6: Ellen Reid
One can sense the theme of dualistic push/pull throughout the piece.
Read MoreProject 19.5: Tania León
Perhaps I am overstating Tania León’s connection to Leonard Bernstein, but her story lifts us ALL up at a time when our country is in desperate need of a reminder of what truly makes it great.
Read MoreProject 19.4: Paola Prestini
It’s a challenge to come up with a creative adjective to describe the productivity of Paola Prestini.
Read MoreProject 19.3: Nicole Lizée
It's the realization of a new dimension hidden in the source material, brought to the awareness of those of us hanging out in Flatland without her vision.
Read MoreProject 19.2: Joan La Barbara
Traditionally, instrumentalists work very hard to emulate the human voice.
Read MoreProject 19.1: Nina C. Young
There is a moment at the end of Fata Morgana that gets me every time. The mirage appears to resolve into a simple, clear vision (solo horn) only to be disturbed by the mirage's reality crashing down loudly and discordantly on the observer before everything comes to an end. It's a beautiful, chilling metaphor for so much these days.
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