Episode 36 - 1978: Michael Colgrass, Déjà Vu

Hearing The Pulitzers

English - September 26, 2022 19:13 - 26 minutes - 61.3 MB
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Previous Episode: Episode 35 - 1977: Richard Wernick, Visions of Terror and Wonder

Next Episode: Episode 37 - 1979: Joseph Schwantner, Aftertones of Infinity

In this episode, Dave and Andrew record their first live podcast event! In front of the Kansas City Conducting Symposium, they discuss an unusual work for the Pulitzers in that Michael Colgrass featured the percussion section of the orchestra. Will they enjoy this departure from standard orchestration?

If you'd like more information about Colgrass, we recommend:

Colgrass's autobiographies Adventures of an American Composer and My Lessons with Kumi
James Donald Broadhurst's dissertation "The early drum-melodic music of Michael Colgrass and the evolution of the Colgrass drum" (The Ohio State University, 2005)