The Mystical Muse: Cycles of Inspiration and Hope (2019)

Description

The selections on this program were inspired from an array of sources. Akshaya Avril Tucker blends Western and Indian music in a way never heard before. Edmund Rubbra was a devout Catholic but also a devotee of Catholic mystic and scientist Teilhard de Chardin. César Franck was just as devout but inspired to write secular music by the charms of Eros.

Akshaya Avril Tucker, MusicaNova Composition Fellow Songs for Soprano, Hindustani Singer and Sinfonietta Arizona Premiere
Saili Oak, Hindustani Singer and Carolyn Whitaker, Soprano

Edmund Rubbra, Viola Concerto in A Major, Op. 75 Arizona Premiere
Graham Cohen, viola soloist 

1. Introduzione quasi una Fantasia
2. Molto vivace
3. Collana musicale: Andante moderato

César Franck, Symphony in D minor, FWV 48 (1888)

1. Lento, allegro non troppo
2. Allegretto
3. Finale: Allegro non troppo

Recorded live January 6, 2019 at the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, Arizona