In Pennsylvania, at Bucknell University I had my first outing with Nico Muhly's new piano piece, Drones & Piano. Shhh -- don't tell. This was a "pre-premiere." The premiere will take place at the Gilmore Festival on May 7. (The Gilmore commissioned the new piece.) I will play Drones & Piano in at least four public performances (Smith College, Holy Cross, Bucknell) before the "premiere." That makes sense, and it's duplicitous. Maybe … [Read more...]