The Boston Cecilia, the chorus and orchestra on this recording, was founded in 1876 by B. J. Lang, a student of Liszt, and was led by Arthur Fiedler in the 1930s and 40s.
Compositional Technique
The music of The Construction of Boston is eclectic, featuring references to other composers like Thomson, Handel, Gilbert and Sullivan, and Brecht and Weill.
Composition History
Composer Scott Wheeler's musical setting of The Construction of Boston premiered in 1989 as a concert performance and was later staged in 1990 in a reduced version.
Composition History
The text for The Construction of Boston was written in 1962 by poet Kenneth Koch as a performance piece for artists Robert Rauschenberg, Jean Tinguely, and Niki de Saint-Phalle.
Recording & Production
This recording of The Construction of Boston is a live performance from April 1, 2007, at New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Scott Wheeler dedicated The Construction of Boston to his teacher Virgil Thomson, drawing aesthetic inspiration from Thomson's operas with Gertrude Stein.
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