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Michael Daugherty about Raise the Roof:Raise the Roof is inspired by the construction of grand architectural wonders such as the Notre Dame Cathedral (1345) in Paris and the EmpireStateBuilding (1931)...

Modeled on Stravinsky's 'Le Chant du Rossignol,' this 14-minute work for orchestra is an homage to the work and wit of Nicholas Slonimsky, the Russian eccentric literary genius who wrote The Thesaurus...

Inspired by the life and paintings of the American artist Georgia O'Keeffe.

Premiered in 1998, 'Route 66' for orchestra is described by composer Michael Daugherty as a symphonic road trip down Main Street America. He writes this is a high-octane nostalgic musical romp from Il...

This propulsive concerto for string quartet and orchestra is built on fragments of Beethoven's late string quartets and other pieces.

The composer states: 'City Noir is a symphony inspired by the peculiar ambience and mood of Los Angeles 'noir' films, especially those produced in the late forties and early fifties. My music is an ho...

Composer's note:Divisions was written for Ludovic Morlot and the Seattle Symphony, Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony, and the National Orchestra of Belgium, who commissioned the work as part of M...

The world of American pop culture inspires much of Daugherty's music, in the present case, the unidentified flying objects that have been an obsession in American popular culture since 1947. The soloi...