Led by principal guest conductor Gemma New, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra will premiere the work on Thursday, with its principal second violinist, Angela Fuller Heyde. Read more here.
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New classical work brings women of ‘The Odyssey’ to the fore (The Boston Globe)
“here must have been at least a slight sense of déjà vu for Kareem Roustom when he was approached to compose his recent work “Hurry to the Light.” The idea for the piece came from the string orchestra A Far Cry, whose season-ending concert on May 17 is a collaboration with Lorelei Ensemble, the inventive female vocal ensemble.… read more
Anguish, hope in composer’s response to Syrian catastrophe (The Boston Globe)
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