Co-sponsored by the American Composers Alliance.
Described in The Washington Post as “intellectually engaging, explosive with imagination and with a satisfying visceral power,” music by American composer David Froom is featured on this concert honoring his artistic legacy. The program includes the New York premiere of his final work, “Lament for the City” for mixed ensemble. A Guggenheim fellow and twice honored by the American Academy of Arts and Letters, Mr. Froom (1951-2022) was awarded prizes or commissions by the Fromm, Koussevitzky and Barlow Foundations, and was first prize winner of the Kennedy Center’s Friedheim Awards. His music has been performed widely throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia by, among many others, the Louisville, Seattle, Utah, Chesapeake, League-ISCM, and Riverside Symphony Orchestras, The United States Marine Band, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Boston Musica Viva, the New York New Music Ensemble, and the Aurelia Quartet.
Recordings on a dozen commercial CDs can be found on the standard streaming platforms.
Curtis Macomber, violin; Jessica Shand, flute; Scott Wheeler, piano; Eliza Garth, piano; Miles Walter, piano; James Baker, conductor; Thomas Meglioranza, baritone; Wendy Stern, flute; Timothy Ruedeman, saxophone; William Anderson, guitar; Lois Martin, viola; Chris Finckel, cello; Oliver Xu, percussion.