The Only Tune

Evening Music | May 6, 2010
In his second album, Mothertongue, composer Nico Muhly revisits the folk music of his childhood with a nightmarishly seductive twist in "The Only Tune." Also, Arvo Pärt's soulful tribute to Benjamin Britten, and progressive string quartet Ethel's spirited reading of Phil Kline's "March."

Also Featured Tonight:

Raymond Scott / "Siberian Sleighride"
William Byrd / "Blessed is he that fears the Lord"
Franz Schubert / Impromptu No. 4 in F minor
Ralph Vaughan Williams / Bass Tuba Concerto in F Minor
Carlos Chavez / Sextet for Piano and Strings
Evan Ziporyn / "The Ornate Zither and the Nomad Flute"

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