'Hi, I'm Nico Muhly...'
Joining us from the BBC studios in London in advance of the world premiere of Two Boys, Nico Muhly also takes time to conduct us through a tour of the kaleidoscopic influences behind his already prodigious catalog.Â
From his musical awakenings as a boy chorister singing English verse anthems to throwing together dinners for close friends to the tone rows of Webern's Op. 24, all manner of inspiration, both timeless and contemporary, sacred and secular, finds expression in his music. Through the ensemble of these exclusive introductions, we begin to appreciate the complexity of a compositional voice that is searching to define itself as both uncompromisingly modern and distinctive but also steeped in tradition and indebted to such elder statesmen as Steve Reich, John Corigliano, Philip Glass, David Lang, Christopher Rouse and David Rakowski.
Hear these introductions preceding the piece in question in Olivia Giovetti's interview with Nico Muhly Monday at noon and throughout the entire five-day festival, ENO Does Nico, beginning Monday, June 20.
A Good Understanding (2005)
SATB, trebles, percussion, organ
A Hudson Cycle (2005)
piano
Bright Mass with Canons (2005)
SSAATTBB, organ
By All Means (2004)
chamber orchestra
Clear Music (2003)
cello, harp, celeste
Detailed Instructions (2010)
symphony orchestra
Drones and Piano (2010)
piano and tape
Duet No. 1, "Chorale Pointing Downwards" (2003)
viola and cello
Etude 1 and Etude 1A (2009)
viola and tape
Expecting the Main Things from You (2005)
SATB, string quartet, percussion, organ
Fire Down Below (from I Drink the Air Before Me) (2009)
small ensemble
First Service (2004)
choir
Flexible Music (2003)
marimba, saxophone, piano, guitar
Honest Music (2002)
violin and pre-recorded CD
How About Now (2006)
flute, clarinet, electric guitar, piano, bass
It Goes Without Saying (2005)
clarinet and tape
Joshua (2007)
film soundtrack
Keep in Touch (2005)
viola and tape
Motion (2009)
clarinet, string quartet, piano
Mothertongue (2008)
vocalist, electronics, small ensemble
Music Under Pressure (from I Drink the Air Before Me) (2009)
small ensemble
One Day Tells its Tale to Another (from I Drink the Air Before Me) (2009)
trebles, small ensemble, tape
The Only Tune (2008)
small ensemble
Pillaging Music (2005)
percussion, piano, celeste, tape
Quiet Music (2007)
piano
The Reader (2008)
film soundtrack
Seeing is Believing (2007)
solo electric six-string violin and chamber orchestra
Senex Puerum Portabat (2008)
choir
Step Team (2008)
symphony orchestra
The Storm Center (from I Drink the Air Before Me) (2009)
small ensemble
Varied Carols (from I Drink the Air Before Me) (2009)
small ensemble
Wonders (2008)
small ensemble
