Wang Lu's compositions are shaped by her personal memories, including recordings of the workers' anthem "The Internationale," a children's radio show theme, and bells from her hometown of Xi'an.
Performer Biography
The Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP), led by Artistic Director Gil Rose, is the premier orchestra in the US dedicated to commissioning, performing, and recording 20th and 21st-century music.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Wang Lu's music reflects a natural identification with influences from traditional Chinese music, urban environmental sounds, linguistic intonation, and freely improvised traditions.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Composer Wang Lu describes her work "An Atlas of Time" as mapping the mysterious terrain of memory, where scenes abruptly shift, collide, and dissolve.
Composer Biography
Wang Lu has received numerous awards, including the Berlin Prize in Music Composition, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and commissions from the Koussevitzky and Fromm Foundations.
Album & Artwork
The album's cover design is by Polly Apfelbaum and Dan Cole, with design and layout by Marc Wolf.
Composer Biography
Wang Lu is the David S. Josephson Assistant Professor of Music at Brown University and holds a doctoral degree in composition from Columbia University.
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