Jeffrey Khaner, the flautist on this recording, has been Principal Flute of the Philadelphia Orchestra since 1990 and was formerly principal of the Cleveland Orchestra.
Composition History
The title "Pilgrims" for Ned Rorem's string orchestra piece is inspired by Julien Green's book "Le voyageur sur la terre" and a quote from Hebrews 11.13, not the American founding fathers.
Composer Biography
Ned Rorem lived in France from 1949 to 1958, a period crucial for his artistic development.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Ned Rorem's music is considered by him to be a diary, no less compromising than his prose, but differing in that music does not depict a specific moment or mood.
Compositional Technique
Ned Rorem considers all his non-vocal pieces as if they were songs, like settings of words that aren't there.
Composer Biography
Ned Rorem, the composer, was introduced to the music of Debussy and Ravel by his piano teacher at age ten, an experience he described as life-changing.
Composition History
Ned Rorem's work "Pilgrims" for string orchestra, though conceived in 1949, was composed in a single day in September 1958 at the MacDowell Colony.
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