Composition on the Reservation

By
Ralph Farris
WNYC News | Jul 12, 2010

New York, NY —

Each Fall, the New York City string quartet ETHEL takes part in a project that encourages young Native American high school students to become composers. The group goes to Navajo and Hopi reservations in Arizona in September to work with a couple of dozen students. They perform their works at the annual Grand Canyon Music Festival. This year, ETHEL’s viola player, Ralph Farris, kept this radio diary of his trip. This story was produced by WNYC's Beth Fertig.


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