Danny Elfman's Violin Concerto 'Eleven Eleven' was co-commissioned by the Czech National Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, and was written for violinist Sandy Cameron.
Composer Biography
Danny Elfman, known for film scores like 'Batman' and 'Edward Scissorhands', began his career in rock music as a founder member of the Los Angeles band Oingo Boingo.
Performer Biography
JoAnn Falletta, the conductor on this album, is the music director of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and was the first woman to lead a major American ensemble.
Compositional Technique
The 'Eleven Eleven' subtitle for Danny Elfman's Violin Concerto came from the discovery that the piece was exactly 1,111 measures long, linking to the composer's preoccupation with the number eleven.
Composer Biography
Adolphus Hailstork, an African American composer, started composing at age 16 and later studied with Nadia Boulanger at the American Conservatory at Fontainebleau in France.
Album & Artwork
This album features two new concertos by American composers: Adolphus Hailstork's Piano Concerto No. 1, drawing from his African American heritage, and Danny Elfman's Violin Concerto 'Eleven Eleven', rooted in his rock, film, and television background.
Composition History
Adolphus Hailstork's Piano Concerto No. 1 was commissioned in 1992 by a consortium of five orchestras, led by the Virginia Symphony Orchestra, and premiered in 1997.
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