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