How to Pray

Evening Music | May 6, 2010
In his own words, composer David Lang writes "I don't know how to pray. I do, however, know some of the times and places and formulas that are supposed to help make prayer possible." We hear his instrumental work, "How to Pray," which invokes a Native-American mood to create a driving, meditative atmosphere.

Other music heard tonight:

Osvaldo Golijov / "The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind"
Igor Stravinsky / "Song of the Nightingale"
Aaron Copland / Nonet for Strings
Carolyn Yarnell / The Same Sky
Cesar Franck / Symphonic Variations
Sebastian Currier / Static

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