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  Orphic Memories

  Join us at 8pm for the premiere of Ingram Marshall’s Orphic Memories, a new concerto grosso co-commissioned by WNYC and performed by the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra at Carnegie Hall. John Schaefer hosts this live broadcast, joined by composer Marshall for a conversation about the themes he finds himself returning to again and again in his work. The concert also features guest soloist Gil Shaham, who will perform Beethoven's Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61, as well as Mendelssohn's Sinfonia No. 10 in b minor for String Orchestra.
  
  Ingram Marshall on Orphic Memories:
  "The narrative idea behind Orphic Memories is an oblique one: it's Orpheus himself remembering his epic and ill-fated journey to the underworld. The Orpheus legend has served many a composer with dramatic grist – from Monteverdi to Stravinsky – and, at first, I shied away from such an association: How obvious could one be?” said Marshall. “But as I worked on the piece, many musical memories flooded my composer's head and I succumbed to the idea that it would be about Memory itself within the framework of the demi-god's somewhat clouded recollections … the quotes and references to composers whose music has entered my memory bank are intended as affectionate homage."
  

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About Ingram Marshall

Ingram Marshall's music has been performed by ensembles and orchestras such as the Theater of Voices, Kronos Quartet, Bang on a Can All-Stars, Los Angeles Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, St. Louis Symphony and American Composers Orchestra. He has received awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, Rockefeller Foundation, Fromm Foundation, Guggenheim Foundation and American Academy of Arts and Letters.

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About the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

Recognized internationally as one of the world's great orchestras, the Grammy Award-winning Orpheus Chamber Orchestra has been thrilling music lovers on four continents for 34 years. For the past twenty-six seasons, the centerpiece of each Orpheus season has been its celebrated concert series at New York's Carnegie Hall. Accompanying the critical acclaim for Orpheus' live appearances are numerous distinctions and awards, including a 2001 Grammy Award for "Shadow Dances: Stravinsky Miniatures," a 1998 Grammy nomination for its recording of Mozart piano concerti with Richard Goode, and the 1998 "Ensemble of the Year" award by Musical America.

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