Classical Music | Music for Trio

Recorded on 10/18/2005, uploaded on 01/20/2009

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Moon Jig            Augusta Read Thomas

Augusta Read Thomas is professor of composition at Northwestern University. Through May 2006, she serves as Composer-in-Residence with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. She studied with Jacob Druckman at Yale University, and with Alan Stout and Bill Karlins at Northwestern University. Additional studies were at the Royal Academy of Music. In 1999, she received the Award of Merit from the President of Northwestern University.

Moon Jig was written for the Lincoln Trio and received its premiere May 5, 2005. It is a short jazz-like piece which the composer indicates should be played with "Funky, asymmetrical, sporadic jabs (think Monk, Tatum, Coltrane, or Miles...)". The commission was made possible by a generous gift from Carol and David Shelby.  Other recent commissions for Augusta Read Thomas include Serenade for chamber orchestra, commissioned by the Shedd Aquarium for the Seahorse Symphony exhibit.    The Lincoln Trio

Courtesy of International Music Foundation.