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From Stravinsky’s famous In Memoriam: Dylan Thomas to Hindemith’s Trauermusik, composers have long written their most personal and moving music as a tribute to a friend or great figure they admired. We’ll remember several great personalities with musical tributes by modern day composers.
Hosted by Seth Boustead
William Mayer: Brass Quintet, II
Ross Harris: Symphony No. 4 “To the Memory of Mahinarangi Tocker” (excerpt)
David Maslanka: Concerto for Trombone and Wind Ensemble
Fred Lerdahl: First String Quartet (excerpt)
David Lang: Memory Pieces for Solo Instruments: Cage
Robert Paterson: Elegy (for Two Bassoons and Piano)
Alex Shapiro: Perpetual Spark
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From Stravinsky’s famous In Memoriam: Dylan Thomas to Hindemith’s Trauermusik, composers have long written their most personal and moving music as a tribute to a friend or great figure they admired. We’ll remember several great personalities with musical tributes by modern day composers.
Hosted by Seth Boustead
William Mayer: Brass Quintet, II
Ross Harris: Symphony No. 4 “To the Memory of Mahinarangi Tocker” (excerpt)
David Maslanka: Concerto for Trombone and Wind Ensemble
Fred Lerdahl: First String Quartet (excerpt)
David Lang: Memory Pieces for Solo Instruments: Cage
Robert Paterson: Elegy (for Two Bassoons and Piano)
Alex Shapiro: Perpetual Spark

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