In Memoriam
from Relevant Tones Hosted by Access Contemporary Music
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 Produced by Jesse McQuarters William Mayer: Brass Quintet, II Iowa Brass Quintet Ross Harris: Symphony No. 4 “To the Memory of Mahinarangi Tocker” (excerpt) Auckland Philharmonia/Brett Dean David Maslanka: Concerto for Trombone and Wind Ensemble III. Be Content, Be Calm Illinois State University Wind Symphony/Stephen K. Steele Fred Lerdahl: First String Quartet (excerpt) Julliard String Quartet David Lang: Memory Pieces for Solo Instruments: Cage Andrew Zolinsky, p. Robert Paterson: Elegy (for Two Bassoons and Piano) Charles McCracken & Gilbert Dejean, bassoons, Elizabeth DiFelice, p. Alex Shapiro: Perpetual Spark Fifth House Ensemble
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