American Icon

Evening Music | May 6, 2010

Combining 17th-century musical convention with the best of modern kitsch, composer Michael Daugherty pays clever tribute to an American icon in his "Le Tombeau de Liberace" (The Tomb of Liberace). Also, cowboy-themed music from pianist/composer Edward Joseph Collins — who, incidentally, was the son-in-law of another American icon, Oscar Meyer.

Also Featured Tonight:

Randall Thompson / The Eternal Dove
Egberto Gismonti / Musica para Cordas
Charles-Valentin Alkan / 12 Etudes in Minor Keys (selections)
William Bolcom / Capriccio
Kaija Saariaho / "Quatre Instants" (Four instants)
Claude Debussy / Violin Sonata in G Minor

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