The 'Two Pieces' for string orchestra was composed for the Wooster String Ensemble, Joanne Cohen, Director, in 1989-90. Intended to be playable by performers of differing backgrounds and abilities, th...
The Classical Concerto No. 2 in G major for strings was written in 1952 and was first performed in Zagreb on 23 April 1953, conducted by Milan Horvat, to whom the Concerto is dedicated. The work, subt...
About the Work 'I, Jeremy, am sad at heart. There are no remedies to heal my sorrow...' This is the passage from 'Jeremy's Lamentations' which has, in all humility, inspired me, the composer states, a...
The chamber Symphony for strings is structured in a single movement. In writing this work the composer was inspired by the complex collisions of our difficult and contradictory time. The symphony was...
The title, with its 'end of 19th c.' connotation, indicates a rather contemplative and elegiac piece, in form of an arch, with an esthetic and syntax - tonal and modal - which places it slightly out o...
This work is very representative of my musical philosophy and compositional style, which have always emphasized traditional concepts and values. The string orchestra, for example, is employed in the m...
About the movements of the suite 'Le Temps' (The Time) Kronos… First I thought about a more peaceful sounding work with a title like 'The Delights of Time'. Then the piece changed slowly. A fas...
