Summoned Voices
For unaccompanied cello (2025)
Length: 11 minutes
Commissioned by Composers Guild of New Jersey for Philadelphia Orchestra’s cellist Michael Katz.
Premiere scheduled for May 4 2025 at Deerfield Presbyterian Church, 530 Old Deerfield Pike, Bridgeton, NJ, USA.
About the piece
One of the most expressive and human-like instruments, the cello is capable of evoking a wide range of expressions. Through its ability to sing, bristle, dance, and scream, it summons in this piece voices of people around the world, especially of those who cannot speak anymore.
