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November 2020
Spokane, WA—Dark Waves
JAMES LOWE, CONDUCTOR LORNA MCGHEE, FLUTE Two works inspired by the sea — a century apart. Dark Waves, by Alaskan-based composer John Luther Adams, blends electronics with full symphony to create shimmering waves of sound. Debussy expressed childhood memories in La mer (The Sea), a trio of “orchestral sketches.” The concert opens with a lost gem, a soaring testament to the love of a wandering musician for a beautiful and far-off princess. Lorna McGhee, one of the world’s finest flutists,…
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San Diego, CA—Become Desert
BECOME DESERT & STRAVINSKY’S FIREBIRD Steven Schick, conductor San Diego Master Chorale ANNA THORVALDSDOTTIR: Metacosmos STRAVINSKY: Suite from The Firebird JOHN LUTHER ADAMS: Become Desert (SDSO co-commission & premiere) Explore the austere mystery of the desert as we begin our January annual festival, "In the Name of the Earth." Based on a Russian fairy tale, The Firebird is a dramatic story of courage and redemption. Stravinsky’s brilliant and colorful fairy tale ballet is bookended by tone poems depicting the vast…
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Brugge, Belgium—Become Ocean
program Michael Daugherty (1954) Objects from UFO Tan Dun (1957) Water Concerto John Luther Adams (1953) Become Ocean (with a new visual creation by Lillevan, commissioned by the Concertgebouw & Klarafestival) performers Belgian National Orchestra: orchestra Duncan Ward: conductor Lillevan: visuals Colin Currie: percussion
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