Klarinet Archive - Posting 000447.txt from 1999/06

From: "Dan Leeson: LEESON@-----.edu>
Subj: RE: [kl] Re: An interesting new commission
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 1999 20:53:34 -0400

> From: MX%"klarinet@-----.49
> Subj: [kl] Re: An interesting new commission

>
> On 14 Jun 1999 Dan Leeson wrote:
>
> >
> > Today, the Lincoln center chamber players announced that, next season,
> > a 1920's silent movie called "The Golem" will be shown as part of
> > its chamber music series and Betty Olivero will compose a work for
> > clarinet and string quartet to be played while the movie is being shown.
> > David Krakauer and the Arditti string quartet will execute.
> >
> > Clever idea! Let's see if the piece is a good one but the idea is
> > terrific. It will, of course, be klezmer in style.
> >
>
> Are you sure this is a new commission? There is a CD at jewishmusic.com
> titled "Der Golem," with music composed by Olivero and played by Giora
> Feidman and the Arditti string quartet. Didn't hear it though.
>
> -yg

According to today's NY Times, the work is in a state of being written
at this moment. Beyond that, I can't answer.

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