Michael Daugherty: Philadelphia Stories & UFO

Featuring

Marin Alsop
Evelyn Glennie
Colorado Symphony
Michael Daugherty

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Composition History

Michael Daugherty's 'Philadelphia Stories' was commissioned by the Philadelphia Orchestra and premiered in 2001.

Performer Biography

Marin Alsop, the conductor, was a pupil of Leonard Bernstein, Seiji Ozawa, and Gustav Meier at Tanglewood.

Performer Biography

Evelyn Glennie, the solo percussionist on this album, was the first ever full-time solo percussionist and has commissioned over a hundred works for solo percussion.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Michael Daugherty's music is described as having the ability to speak everybody's language at once while retaining the ability to surprise, move, stimulate, inspire and amuse.

Composer Biography

Michael Daugherty, born in 1954, is the son of a dance-band drummer and the oldest of five brothers, all professional musicians.

Recording & Production

This album was recorded at Boettcher Concert Hall in Denver, Colorado, which is noted as the first surround-sound concert hall in the United States.

Composition History

Michael Daugherty's 'UFO' for solo percussion and orchestra was commissioned by the National Symphony Orchestra through a grant and written for Evelyn Glennie, the soloist on this album.