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the whisper opera (2013) 60'
text by David Lang
soprano; flute, clarinet, percussion, cello
International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE)
Saturday, September 16, 2017
Julia Wolfe
Cruel Sister performed by Community Music Works
Providence, RI
symphony for broken instruments (2017) 30'
for orchestra of broken instruments
Temple Contemporary, The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, with additional support from the Barra Foundation. Temple Contemporary is part of Tyler School of Art at Temple University.
i never (2010) 9'
Text by David Lang (after Thomas Tallis)
40 solo voices, arranged in 8 groups of s,a,t,bar,b
Sage Gateshead
manifesto (2015) 4'
Text by David Lang
male choir
Cantus Vocal Ensemble
Gene Takes a Drink (2012) 6'
cl, egtr, perc, pno, vc, db
Bang on a Can All-Stars, Barbican Center
the public domain (2016) 30'
1000 singers
Lincoln Center's Mostly Mozart Festival,Doelen Concert Hall in Holland,Internationale Koorbiënnale Haarlem,Berlin Philharmonic, and the London Symphony
increase (2002) 11'
fl,ob,cl,bn,hn,tpt,tbn,pno,synth,2 perc,2 vln,va,vc,db; amp
Dana Jessen, bassoonist, on commissioning Rushes
Commissioning Rushes
by Dana Jessen
http://www.newmusicbox.org/articles/commissioning-rushes/
As musicians, we frequently talk about the process of composing music. Most often we discuss the various methods a composer goes through to realize his or her work. Yet there is another facet of such an undertaking that often isn’t discussed—the performer’s side of commissioning a large-scale work. On September 15th, six colleagues and I gave the world premiere of Rushes, a new 60-minute composition for seven bassoons by Michael Gordon…
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