DESCRIPTION:
Michael Daugherty
Metropolis Symphony for Orchestra (1991)
I. Lex

Performed by the University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra
Kenneth Kiesler: Conductor
October 11, 2012
Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Since its premiere by the Baltimore Symphony in 1994 at Carnegie Hall, the GRAMMY®-winning Metropolis Symphony has entered the orchestral repertoire and been performed by orchestras all over the world.

Metropolis Symphony is a five-movement musical response to the world of Superman, and Lex derives its title from one of Superman's most vexing foes, the super-villain Lex Luthor. Marked "Diabolical" in the score, this movement features a virtuoso violin soloist (Lex) who plays a fiendishly difficult fast triplet motive in perpetual motion, pursued by the orchestration and a percussion section that includes four referee whistles placed quadraphonically on stage.

Duration - ca. 10:00

Composer: Michael Daugherty
http://www.michaeldaugherty.net

Publisher: Peermusic Classical
http://www.peermusicclassical.com

Score can be purchased through the following links:
Lex only:
http://www.halleonard.com/product/viewproduct.do?itemid=228987

Metropolis Symphony (all five movements):
http://www.halleonard.com/product/viewproduct.do?itemid=103030

Parts for performance can be rented through the following link:
http://www.subitomusic.com/rental/place-rental-order

Recording can be purchased through the following links:
Nashville Symphony; Gian Carlo Guerro (2010) Three GRAMMY wins:
http://www.amazon.com/Daugherty-Metropolis-Symphony-Nashville/dp/B002JIBC80/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1367901364&sr=8-1&keywords=michael+daugherty+nashville+symphony

Baltimore Symphony; David Zinman (1996):
http://www.amazon.com/Daugherty-Metropolis-Symphony-Bizarro-Michael/dp/B000004CWL/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1367901364&sr=8-3-fkmr0&keywords=michael+daugherty+nashville+symphony