Showing posts with label Festival of Contemporary Music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Festival of Contemporary Music. Show all posts

Saturday, July 16, 2011

Errollyn Wallen in 'The Girl in My Alphabet': 'US premiere of original version: 2 pianos, eight hands Tanglewood' Aug. 5

[The Girl In My Alphabet; Errollyn Wallen: composer, piano and voice; Avie 49 (2004) (70:00) Errollyn Wallen adds: "This is actually a chamber music CD (A portrait disc) which contains The Girl In My Alphabet which is for two pianos. So it's eponymous."]

“The Girl in My Alphabet
FRIDAY 5 AUGUST 2011
US premiere of original version: 2 pianos, eight hands Tanglewood Music Festival, USA”


“Wednesday, August 3 to Sunday, August 7 – Festival of Contemporary Music
The 2011 Festival of Contemporary Music (FCM), with programs this year chosen by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Charles Wuorinen, takes place over six programs, August 3-7.” “The 2011 FCM programs will encompass a mix of early-, mid-, and late-career composers, and 16 of the 20 featured composers are American...” “Works by British composer Brian Ferneyhough (August 4) and Belize-born British composer Errollyn Wallen (August 5) will also be included.”

“Friday, August 5, 2:30 p.m. Ozawa Hall
Tanglewood Music Center Fellows
Errollyn Wallen, piano
Stephen Drury, piano