Blackberry Winter
Evening Music | May 6, 2010
Written for the Nashville Chamber Orchestra in 1995, "Blackberry Winter" has since become one of the group's signature works. Ellisor says of the piece: "'Blackberry Winter' is American music. Indeed, this is Tennessee music ... In writing this piece, I wanted to be respectful of the rich heritage of both the dulcimer and the classical chamber orchestra, but I felt certain liberty in combining these traditions. Borrowing first from one, then the other, to create a work that is reflective of Nashville, the city that afforded its creation."
