Synesthetic Music

Evening Music | May 6, 2010
Michael Torke has been called "the Ravel of his generation" for the "shimmering timbral palette" he employs in his orchestrations (The New York Times). A Synesthete (one who visualizes colors when they hear sounds), Torke uses this sensitivity in himself to create music that expresses colors.

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