Tomorrow afternoon will hear the world premiere of my chamber orchestra piece Serenity Meditation at the Bowling Green New Music Festival. Written in the summer of 2011, it’s based on Charles Ives’s song Serenity, which I’ve always wished was much longer. I’m grateful to John Luther Adams for curating it; he’s there now, and speaking this afternoon. I had hoped to go, but with Bill Duckworth dying, I’ve already missed more classes than I could afford this semester, and my course continuity is threatening to get out of control.
Kyle Gann on music after the fact
