We just completed the January IRIS concert tonight here in Memphis, Tennessee, and it really got a great reception. Jason Vieaux played fabulously, and the commission by Adam Schoenberg went really well.
Finding Rothko (Adam’s commission) was a really rich and satisfying piece. It was based on the paintings of Mark Rothko. Here is a sampling of Rothko’s work–the piece was based on four of his paintings, and these paintings were projected above the stage during the concert. The images are pulled from the NGA.gov website:
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Hey Jason!
It’s Jamey Lamar here…IRIS recording engineer and pre-concert-lecturer (what, doesn’t every orchestra fly in a recording engineer/pre-concert lecturer? They don’t? Ah, another reason to love IRIS).
Anyway, first: I am a scad for not ever posting a comment or even emailing you to give a hearty “hell yeah” ato you for your truly amazing blog.
Second: it seems the piece you mention here won an ASCAP awar, or at least Adam Schoenberg did. http://www.ascap.com/press/2007/041207_morton_gould.html
Keep up the good work. See you at rehearsal in the morning! Oh by the way, folk can listen live on the web, through the local classical station’s site, here: http://www.wknofm.org/ListenLive.html