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The Human Rights Orchestra, comprised of musicians from Europe's most prestigious orchestras, asked Adolphe to produce this rescored and more compact version of his 2009 orchestrated song setting of the eponymous poem by blind Mezzo-Soprano Laurie Rubin. The title of this edition refers to its 2013 premiere in Lucerne, Switzerland. ca. 15'
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Mezzo-Soprano Solo: 1.1+EH.1.1: 2.1.0.0: Mba.Vib.Hp: Str
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Commissioned by Lilly Rubin for Human Rights Orchestra, Lucerene, 2012.
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For Laurie Rubin and Marija Stroke
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The first time I heard Laurie Rubin sing, I was so impressed by the beauty of her voice and her compelling artistry that I invited her to join me in a family concert about the moon for The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. After that concert, I knew that I wanted to have an ongoing musical partnership with Laurie, so I asked her if she would write a poem for me to set to music, for her to sing. I asked Laurie if she would consider writing it about her experiences as a blind person. Laurie was immediately enthusiastic and set to work. The resulting poem, Do You Dream in Color?, is both a personal memoir and a celebration of the human spirit: an emotional, probing dramatic text that explores the nature of blindness and of human perception in general, in a way that is profoundly moving, provocative, uplifting, and ultimately inspiring. Composing the music, I found myself confronted with the fascinating and challenging task of getting inside Laurie’s mind, feeling her feelings, and thinking her thoughts, and in the process I became, through the music, her advocate, supporter, and musical partner. I feel that setting her poem has changed me profoundly and I thank her for that. When composing this work, I considered not only Laurie’s talents, but also the poetic and elegant piano playing of my wife, Marija Stroke, whose artistry was also an important inspiration in the conception of Do You Dream in Color? Laurie and Marija gave several performances of Do You Dream in Color? in the home of Lenore and Robert Davis in New York. They gave the official premiere of the work at the Garden City Chamber Music Society, in Long Island, New York, on December 12, 2010. Do You Dream in Color? is recorded on Bridge Records (BRIDGE 9364). Laurie and Marija gave the West Coast premiere on March 8, 2012, on the Visions and Voices series of the University of Southern California at the AT&T Theater in Los Angeles. Bruce Adolphe
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TLM minimum P/C ratio on print and POD ca. 6.5
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Premier Performance Memo
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Voice/Piano version Recorded by Laurie Rubin and Marija Stroke, Bridge Records BR 9364.
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