Voice of the Whale

Evening Music | May 6, 2010
Composer George Crumb has taken his musical inspiration from poetry, war, and occasionally, from the sea. Tonight on Evening Music, we hear Crumb’s “Vox Balaenae (Voice of the Whale).” Also, Billy Strayhorn’s “The Flowers Die of Love,” and “Music in Fifths” by Philip Glass.

Also Featured Tonight:

Michael Torke / Blue Pacifica
Hans Krasa / Chamber Music for Harpsichord and Seven Instruments
Arvo Part / Tribute to Caesar
Johann Sebastian Bach / Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in D Minor
Phillip Lasser / Twelve Variations on Chorale by J.S. Bach

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