Work
Wax Lyrical
for chamber octet
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About
Wax Lyrical was commissioned by the Mellon Foundation for the Michigan-based new music ensemble Brave New Works. Its instrumentation was designed to match and augment (with piano) a work by Christopher Rouse, itself a companion piece to Ravel’s Introduction and Allegro. The first performance was given by Brave New Works in April 2008.
Wax Lyrical was the winner of the SOUNZ Contemporary Award in 2008.
Dedication note
for the Brave New Works
Contents note
one movement
Performance history
04 Apr 2008: Performed by the Brave New Works and conducted by Chris Younghoon at Barnes Hall, Cornell University, USA
17 May 2009: Stroma Dreams
19 Jul 2009: ACO: Wax Lyrical
10 Sep 2009: Stroma: Street Songs
29 Jun 2010: RNZ Concert broadcast ACO
Featuring: Radio New Zealand Concert