Before Sleep and Dreams

Evening Music | May 6, 2010
American composer Aaron Jay Kernis writes eclectic music that evokes everything from Latin American jazz to medieval chant. We hear his probing piano suite from 1990, "Before Sleep and Dreams." Also, sacred choral music from British contemporary composer Tarik O'Regan, and string-flavored works from Charles Ives and Igor Stravinsky.

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