The Empire State Youth Orchestra will perform Prof. Hilary
Tann's composition, “From the Feather to the Mountain,” on Sunday, March 20, at
3 p.m. at the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall.
In connection with the concert, WAMC 90.3 FM will broadcast
Paul Elisha's “Roundtable” interview with Prof. Tann on Wednesday, March 16, at
11:20 a.m. The interview contains excerpts from two recent recordings: “Millenium
Overture” and “American Tapestry.”
“From the Feather to the Mountain” was commissioned for ESYO's
25th anniversary. The image of the title comes
from a recorded statement by artist and former Union colleague Arnie Bittleman:
“I found a feather while walking down a road. The feather, if you look closely,
has a landscape, a cloudscape in it.” (Cambridge, NY, 1970)