IMSC Ep 06 - Song 1: "Charlottesville" written and performed by Brooke Joyce

Charlottesville — On August 11 & 12, groups of mostly white men gathered in Charlottesville, Virginia, to march with torches and shout declarations of white supremacy. In the ensuing counter-protest, many were injured, and one young woman and two Virginia state troopers were killed. I have lived in Charlottesville, my wife grew up there, and our family has visited many times. This tragedy shook us to the core. For some reason, Oscar Peterson's great Civil Rights Era anthem, "Hymn to Freedom," repeatedly played in my mind as I read about the events of the weekend and saw photos. I decided to compose a piano solo based on Peterson's music; it is a tribute to those who stand up to hatred and fearmongering
- from an email sent by Brooke Joyce to this website

"Brooke Joyce’s music has been described as 'vividly pictorial' (San Francisco Chronicle) and 'exceptionally gripping' (Los Angeles Times) and has been performed by soloists and ensembles around the world, including the Indianapolis Symphony, the Cincinnati Symphony, the St. Petersburg Chamber Philharmonic, the Brentano Quartet, the Nouvel Ensemble Moderne, the Nash Ensemble, and tenor James Gilchrist. He is the recipient of the Joseph Bearns Prize, the Wayne Peterson Prize, the Darius Milhaud Award, and many citations from the National Federation of Music Clubs and ASCAP. Brooke is the Composer-in-Residence at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, chair of the Iowa Composers Forum, and a founding faculty member of the International Music Festival of the Adriatic.
- from an email sent by Brooke Joyce to this website

Lineup:
Brooke Joyce - piano

Home page:
http://brookejoyce.com/

On The Iowa Composers Forum's website:
http://www.iowacomposers.org/?s=brooke+joyce

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Labels: 2010s, 2017, Brooke Joyce, Charlottesville (song), classical, classical music, Decorah, Dubuque area,Ep 060, Iowa Composers Forum, Mason City area, modern classical music, piano, Waterloo/Cedar Falls area