Jennifer Higdon: Piano Trio • Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra

Program notes from Jennifer Higdon:
Can music reflect colors and can colors be reflected in music? I have always been fascinated with the connection between painting and music. In my composing, I often picture colors as if I were spreading them on a canvas, except I do so with melodies, harmonies and through the instruments themselves. The colors that I have chosen in both of the movement titles and in the music itself, reflect very different moods and energy levels, which I find fascinating, as it begs the question, can colors actually convey a mood?

This work was commissioned in 2003 by the Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival, Vail,
Colorado.

Johnna Wu, violin
Rainer Crosett, cello
Andrew Zhou, piano

Recorded May 8, 2023, Hahn Hall at Music Academy of the West, Santa Barbara

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