One of the leading composers of our time and an ardent promoter of new music throughout the world, Augusta Read Thomas is an artistic force to be reckoned with.
Championed by Pierre Boulez in her early years and later named composer-in-residence with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Thomas rose early to the top of her profession and has remained there ever since.
Hosted by Seth Boustead
Produced by Jesse McQuarters
Augusta Read Thomas: Words of the Sea, III
CSO/Boulez
Thomas: Aureole (excerpt)
DePaul University Symphony Orchestra/Colnot
Thomas: In My Sky at Twilight, I. Deeper than all Roses
CSO MusicNOW Ensemblep/Boulez; Brandes, s.
Thomas: Terpsichore’s Dream
Chamber Orchestra/Colnot
Thomas: Caprice fr. Traces
Makiko Hirata, p,
Thomas: (kiss me) fr. Two E.E. Cummings Songs
The Elm City Girls’ Choir