Abstract
Andy Vores Xylophonic (2016)
World Premiere
Yehudi Wyner Piano Concerto, “Chiavi in mano” (2004)
Geoffrey Burleson, piano
Carl Ruggles Evocations (1934–43)
Béla Bartók Concerto for Orchestra (1943)
Andy Vores’s Xylophonic salutes the NEP on its 40th anniversary; Yehudi Wyner puts “keys in the hand” of the soloist in his colorful Pulitzer Prize-winning concerto; Carl Ruggles creates four evocative musical portraits; and Béla Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra builds from Hungarian folk music into a vibrant celebration.