PUBLISHED: Apr 06, 2017
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“Illuminating Boulez,” (April 3, 2017) part of Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s MusicNOW series, celebrates the legacy of composer-conductor Pierre Boulez and features the world premieres of two commissioned works: Marcos Balter’s shadows of listening and Pauline Oliveros’ For Two or Three Instruments.
Elizabeth Ogonek, the CSO’s Mead Composer-in-Residence, sat down with Balter and CSO cellist Katinka Kleijn, a longtime Balter collaborator, to discuss shadows of listening, scored for cello and electronics.
This concert was curated by Mead Composers-in-Residence, Elizabeth Ogonek and Samuel Adams.
Read more: http://csosoundsandstories.org/how-pierre-boulez-and-pauline-oliveros-shaped-shadows-of-listening/
Marcos Balter: http://www.marcosbalter.com/