The annual Juilliard FOCUS Festival is a perennial highlight for lovers of modern and contemporary music. This January’s edition is titled "Trailblazers: Pioneering Women Composers of the 20th Century," and features both the New Juilliard Ensemble under the direction of founder Joel Sachs and the Juilliard Orchestra, with David Robertson conducting. Co-curated by Odaline de la Martinez and Sachs, "Trailblazers" celebrates the achievements of composers including Sofia Gubaidulina, Thea Musgrave, Betsy Jolas, and Galina Ustvolskaya, across two concerts (January 25 & 31). Complete information on the FOCUS Festival can be found here.
Explore the following selection of music presented at Juilliard during the 2019-2020 season.
Lera Auerbach
Icarus (2011) 12 Minutes
3(pic,afl).3(ca).3(bcl).3(cbn)/4.3.3(btbn).1/timp.5perc/2hp.cel.pf.[opt Theremin]/str
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Sofia Gubaidulina
The Rider on the White Horse (2002) 13 Minutes
Solo organ, 3(2pic).1.4(Ebcl,bcl).1/3(3Wtba).4(pictpt,btpt).3.cbtba/8perc/amp pf.amp hpd/str
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Betsy Jolas
A Little Summer Suite (2015) 11 Minutes
3(afl, pic).3(ca).3(bcl).3(cbn)/4.3.3.1/timp.4perc/hp.pf/str(16.14.12.10.8)
Watch an excerpt on Digital Concert Hall at 0:59 | View the score
Elisabeth Lutyens
Six Tempi for 10 Instruments (1957) 12 Minutes
1.1.1.1/1.1.0.0/pf/str(1.0.1.1.0)
Listen on Spotify
Missy Mazzoli
Sinfonia (for Orbiting Spheres) (2013) 12 Minutes
2.2.2.2(2hca)/2(2hca).2(2hca).2(hca).1/2perc/pf(syn)/str; harmonicas in A(4), C(4), and F(2); tp
Watch on YouTube | View the score
Thea Musgrave
Rainbow (1990) 12 Minutes
2.2.2.2/4.3.3.1/timp.3perc/hp.syn/str
Watch on YouTube | View the score
Anna Thorvaldsdottir
METACOSMOS (2017)
4(picc.afl).2+ca.3+bcl.4+cbn/4.2.2.2/3perc/str
Listen on Spotify | View the score
Galina Ustvolskaya
Octet (1950)
2ob/timp/pf/4vn
Listen on Spotify
For more information, please contact Andrew Stein-Zeller: andrew.stein-zeller@schirmer.com
