I cameacrossthisbeautifulpoembyHeartCranetoBrooklynBridge, andtherewasthisphenomenalline, a riptoothofskiesofsettling, anditmadesomuchsensewiththeorganizationofmypiecewithsounds, theshadows, thelightandallthemusicalinfluences.
I'vealwaysbeenattractedtoit, youknow, I'm gonnado I'm gonnagiveyou a lotoftimeonthe 12 8 on 40 oneofthegreatjoysofbeingconductor.
Being a composeriswatchingrehearsalandobservingthevirtuosityunfoldinrealtime.
And I'm sofascinatedwithwhattheperformersdowiththewrittenpage.
Andit's theelementofvirtuositythatkeepsthelivelinessandthatthetensionthroughout, anditkeepstheplayersat a levelofofengagementthat I thinkisabsolutelyimperative.
Yeah, youcontacthasbeenthisamazing, vibrantshowcaseinNewYorkCity, ofcourse, everycomposer's dreamtowritefortheNewYorkPhilharmonicandwhatwassotouchingformewastheopportunitytowritefornotonlyensembleanorchestrathat I feltcloseto a zaperformingensemblebutalso a CZasclosecolleagues.
I likeallofmymusictobepersonal, honest, andthisiscertainly a piecespecificallyfortheNewYorkPhilharmonic.