Composers

Augusta Read Thomas

Born: 1964
Silver Chants the Litanies (2004)
Publisher
G Schirmer Inc
Category
Soloist(s) and Orchestra
Year Composed
2004
Duration
13 Minutes
Solo Instrument(s)
Horn
Orchestration
1+pic.1.2.0/2.1+pictpt.0.0/2perc/2pf.hp/str (1.1.1.1.0 or 6.5.4.3.0 players)
Programme Note
Augusta Read Thomas Silver Chants the Litanies (2004)
Digital perusal score available from SchirmerOnDemand
First performance:
Greg Hustis, horn
Meadows Wind Ensemble
Jack Delaney, conductor
Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX
February 20, 2004

Discography - Silver Chants the Litanies
  • Ensemble
    The Meadows Wind Ensemble
    Soloist(s)
    Gregory Hustis, horn; Carol Leone and Regan Smith, piano; Amy Briggs Dissanayake, piano
    Conductor
    Jack Delaney
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Performances
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Reviews
Silver Chants the Litanies for horn and chamber orchestra (2003) was also impressive. A highly charged 12-minute work written as a memorial to the composer Luciano Berio, it takes us through multiple stages of loss, blind fury as well as grief. Matt Marks was the able soloist.
Anthony Tommasini, The New York Times,4/9/2005



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