This piece is an "energy symphony" that begins in a Midwestern junkyard (hence the auto parts) and travels hundreds of years into the future. Old Ford parts were assembled by CSO principal percussionist Cynthia Yeh and performed onstage, painting the picture of Henry Ford tinkering in his junkyard.
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Wagner, Franck, Mason Bates New Yorker His next concert features two such works—Wagner's “Flying Dutchman” Overture and Franck's Symphony in D Minor—as well as “Alternative Energy,” a recent piece by the young composer Mason Bates (a New York première). Date: October 4 – October 4 ... |
 San Francisco Chronicle | Heinz awards honor contemporary composer, 4 others San Jose Mercury News Composer Mason Bates, 35, of San Francisco, has also used old car parts to create new instruments and engage a wider, younger audience. Bates is composer-in-residence with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and is also a DJ at late-night dance clubs ... Mason Bates wins a $250000 Heinz AwardSan Francisco Chronicle all 113 news articles » |
Chicago Symphony, the orchestra that opened Hill Auditorium, returning for ... AnnArbor.com Bates' electric and eclectic combination of electronica with conventionally produced live symphonic sound has made him a hot young composer of the moment, and the CSO concert is the second recent occasion on which Ann Arbor audiences have heard his ... and more » |
Chicago Symphony Orchestra does everything right at Hill Auditorium (even 'The ... AnnArbor.com In a program that began with Wagner, continued with a new work from CSO composer in residence Mason Bates and closed with Franck's Symphony in d minor, the orchestra had the chance to show its strengths and its might, as well as its finesse. The ... and more » |
Classical Music and Opera Listings for Sept. 28-Oct. 4 New York Times Chicago Symphony Orchestra (Wednesday, Thursday and next Friday) It's been a tumultuous start to the season for the Chicagoans, who recently went on strike over pay and benefits. But a new contract has been ratified and the ... On Thursday he conducts ... |
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