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Suite Of Old-Style Items [Bernstein Bunch]

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Jane Bernstein

Premiered on November 22, 2015, by Tufts Chamber Orchestra for the concert Gloria, at Distler Hall, Granoff Music Center, Tufts Univerisity, Medford, Massachusetts.

The Suite Of Old-Style Items [Bernstein Bunch], Op. 576 (2015) for strings is dedicated to Jane Bernstein, Austin Fletcher Professor of Music, celebrating her scene-transforming 40 years at Tufts University.

  1. Upon Ormavoyt
  2. Cromatica (Interlude By Twos) [attacca]
  3. Alternatim (Ormavoyt Again)
  4. Fragments/Glow

When Jane Bernstein was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2005, I started searching for a way to celebrate her singular achievement with a piece of music. Continue reading