As part of the 2013/2014 Debs Chair composer-in-residence at Carnegie Hall, David Lang has curated an amazing series of concerts to focus on the art of storytelling in music. From April 22-29, Carnegie Hall presents: Collected Stories

Lang comments on the mini-festival:

Music and storytelling began their lives together—music to accompany heroic tales, music to worship by, music to suggest the emotions running deep below the surface of a text…

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Julia Wolfe

Thirst (2008) 27'

SATB; 1111(cbn)/1110/2perc/pf/egtr/str(1.1.1.1.1)

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Michael Gordon

Weather One (1997) 20'

string sextet (21111) or string orchestra

Siemens Kulturprogram for Ensemble Resonanz

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Michael Gordon

Dystopia (2007) 29'

2(2pic)+2pic.2+ca.2+bcl.asx.0+cbn/4331/5perc/pf.org.hp.ebgtr/str

Los Angeles Philharmonic

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David Lang

modern painters (1995) 110'

Text by Manuella Halterhoff

major roles: Bar, lyric Sop, Ten, Mz Sop, dramatic Ten, character Sop, Bass; and 3 Ten, Sop, 2Bar, Bass, silent girl, chorus; 2(pic)2(ca)2(bcl)2/4220/2perc/pf(syn).hp/str

the Santa Fe Opera

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