The concert opens with the world premiere of Eating Flowers by Hannah Lash, a young composer commissioned by the Festival and Pacific Harmony Foundation. Then three West Coast premieres follow. River Rouge Transfiguration by Missy Mazzoli was inspired by a 1927 photograph of Ford's River Rouge plant near Detroit. Blue Blazes is by Sean Shepherd, an "exciting composer of the new American generation" (New York Times). Nico Muhly has written a prolific range of eclectic work, including his atmospheric Wish You Were Here. The program culminates with Philip Glass's Double Concerto for Violin and Cello, featuring acclaimed soloists Tim Fain (violin) and Matt Haimovitz (cello).
The concert opens with the world premiere of Eating Flowers by Hannah Lash, a young composer commissioned by the Festival and Pacific Harmony Foundation. Then three West Coast premieres follow. River Rouge Transfiguration by Missy Mazzoli was inspired by a 1927 photograph of Ford's River Rouge plant near Detroit. Blue Blazes is by Sean Shepherd, an "exciting composer of the new American generation" (New York Times). Nico Muhly has written a prolific range of eclectic work, including his atmospheric Wish You Were Here. The program culminates with Philip Glass's Double Concerto for Violin and Cello, featuring acclaimed soloists Tim Fain (violin) and Matt Haimovitz (cello).
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