Word: harbison
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...have been trying to not repeat myself. I get asked for pieces because people recognize that I won’t give something that I have already,” Harbison said...
...Initially the best way forward seemed to write music for people who I knew would play it multiple times,” Harbison said...
...Harbison would go on to compose pieces for the Metropolitan Opera and serve as resident composer for the Pittsburgh Symphony and the Los Angeles Philarmonic. He would even be commissioned by the Vatican to write the choral piece “Abraham” and perform it for Pope John Paul...
...Harbison credits his success to his ability to bring something new to each project he undertakes...
...currently a professor of music at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a position that has brought him back to the days of conducting a student ensemble. But Harbison continues to compose—at the moment he is focused on a piece for the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra based on the works of short story writer Alice Munro. As part of his research, Harbison says he has read most of her fiction...