During the LA Philharmonic’s 2018/19 season, they commissioned 50 new works from artists including Louis Andriessen, Unsuk Chin, Philip Glass, and Steve Reich, just to name a few.
Composer and curator of the first of the LA Phil’s new music series, entitled Green Umbrella, Andrew Norman talks about the Southern Californian composers that he’s presenting.
Hosted by Seth Boustead
Produced by Sarah Zwinklis
Music
Omie Wise by Bryce Dessner
Eighth Blackbird
Codex Seraphinianus: Machinery, Anthropology, Games by Marcos Balter
International Contemporary Ensemble
Aheym by Bryce Dessner
Kronos Quartet
Templating Tranquility (excerpt) by Tyshawn Sorey
Tyshawn Sorey Trio
New York Tendaberry by Laura Nyro
Renée Fleming, soprano; Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Billy Childs, piano
The Manufacture of Tangled Ivory- Part II by Annie Gosfield
Roger Kleier, electric guitar; Christine Bard and Jim Pugliese, percussion; Annie Gosfield, sampler
Four Rosesby Annie Gosfield
Ted Mook, cello; Annie Gosfield, sampler