Performer
Gloria Cheng, piano
The shock of Steven Stucky’s untimely passing on Valentine’s Day of 2016 resonates still throughout the world of contemporary music. With his music and his writings, his generosity as an educator, colleague, and friend, and his knowledge and depth as the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s Consulting Composer for New Music, Stucky touched many lives.
This concert marks the release of Gloria Cheng’s latest CD, (Bridge Records), featuring 32 miniatures contributed by a distinguished roster of Stucky’s closest friends and students. The collection is a remarkable testament to Stucky’s boundless esteem amongst his colleagues.
Program
Esa-Pekka Salonen Iscrizione
Stephen Andrew Taylor Green Trees Are Bending
Jesse Jones Reverie
Donald Crockett Nella Luce
Julian Anderson Capriccio
Andrew Waggoner …and Maura Brought Me Cookies (Remembering Steve)
Charles Bodman Rae Steven Stucky in Memoriam
John Harbison Waltz (in memoriam Steve Stucky)
Fang Man That Raindrops Have Hastened the Falling Flowers: in memory of Steven Stucky
Brett Dean Hommage a Lutosławski
Gabriela Lena Frank Harawi de charanguista ciego
William Kraft Music for Gloria (in memoriam Steven Stucky)
Steven Mackey A Few Things (in memory of Steve)
Eric Nathan In Memoriam
Chen Yi In Memory of Steve
Joseph Phibbs Elegy, in memory of Steven Stucky
Hannah Lash November
Michael Small Debussy Window
Julia Adolphe Snowprints
Pierre Jalbert Inscription
James Matheson CHAPTER I: In which our hero dies and encounters Palestrina, Brahms, Debussy, Ligeti, Lutosławski and other dead loves; looks out to see the entire universe before him, and prepares to visit all of the amazing shit therein
Christopher Rouse Muistomerkki
Harold Meltzer Children’s Crusade
David Lefkowitz In Memoriam: Steven Stucky
Kay Rhie Interlude
Colin Matthews Some Moths for Steve
Louis Chiappetta This Is No Less Curious
David Liptak Epitaph
Anders Hillborg Just a Minute
Magnus Lindberg Fratello
Judith Weir Chorale, for Steve
Daniel S. Godfrey Glas
Steven Stucky Contemplativo, tempo rubato, from Four Album Leaves (2002)