of The Porch Over the River at the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts. Text by Wendell Berry. Pictured are Chad Sloan (baritone), Carrie RavenStem (clarinet), and Jessica Litwiniec Dorman (piano). Photo credit Alix Mattingly/Kentucky Center.
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The Porch Over the River
Wendell Berry’s prophetic words in “The Porch Over the River” describe a pastoral scene which becomes darkly reflective of our human footprint. It’s as though the sounds of the river, frogs, phoebes, and trees are momentarily interrupted by the passing sound of traffic or the distant whine of a jet engine. But our focus returns
Read on »Video: Music for Violin
Music for Violin, commissioned by Rob Simonds, and recorded here on October 3, 2017 at Michigan State University, Cook Concert Hall.
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Thank you to NewMusicShelf for including “Like Men and Women” from Songs of Insects and Animals in their new NewMusicShelf Anthology of New Music for Tenor, Volume 1
Read on »Langston Hughes Songs at 21C
Later this month at 21C Museum, Orchestra Enigmatic will present a the new orchestrated version of Langston Hughes Songs, with Jan Pellant conducting and Susan Hahn singing. This latest iteration includes a newly-composed overture. The earliest versions of these songs are from 1999-2000, and have been modified (slightly) over the past sixteen years.
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