Orphic Memories
Evening Music | May 6, 2010
Join us at 8pm for the premiere of Ingram Marshall’s Orphic Memories, a new concerto grosso co-commissioned by WNYC and performed by the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra at Carnegie Hall. John Schaefer hosts this live broadcast, joined by composer Marshall for a conversation about the themes he finds himself returning to again and again in his work. The concert also features guest soloist Gil Shaham, who will perform Beethoven's Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61, as well as Mendelssohn's Sinfonia No. 10 in b minor for String Orchestra.
Ingram Marshall on Orphic Memories:
"The narrative idea behind Orphic Memories is an oblique one: it's Orpheus himself remembering his epic and ill-fated journey to the underworld. The Orpheus legend has served many a composer with dramatic grist – from Monteverdi to Stravinsky – and, at first, I shied away from such an association: How obvious could one be?” said Marshall. “But as I worked on the piece, many musical memories flooded my composer's head and I succumbed to the idea that it would be about Memory itself within the framework of the demi-god's somewhat clouded recollections … the quotes and references to composers whose music has entered my memory bank are intended as affectionate homage."
Ingram Marshall on Orphic Memories:
"The narrative idea behind Orphic Memories is an oblique one: it's Orpheus himself remembering his epic and ill-fated journey to the underworld. The Orpheus legend has served many a composer with dramatic grist – from Monteverdi to Stravinsky – and, at first, I shied away from such an association: How obvious could one be?” said Marshall. “But as I worked on the piece, many musical memories flooded my composer's head and I succumbed to the idea that it would be about Memory itself within the framework of the demi-god's somewhat clouded recollections … the quotes and references to composers whose music has entered my memory bank are intended as affectionate homage."
