Wellesley College is thrilled to welcome Grammy Award-winning composer Augusta Read Thomas, whom the New Yorker called "a true virtuoso composer." Thomas writes music that is nuanced, majestic, elegant, capricious, lyrical, and colorful. In addition to composing, Thomas has taught at Eastman, Northwestern, Tanglewood, the Aspen Music Festival, and the University of Chicago. In 2007, Thomas was one of two finalists for the Pulitzer Prize in Music.
Thomas has amassed a following among orchestras, chamber ensembles, soloists, vocalists, and music enthusiasts with her unique creations of vibrant, bold fantasy in sound. From where does she draw inspiration, and how does she translate what's in her head to her scores? Join Thomas on a visual, tactile, and auditory journey through her musical world as she shares her sketches, manuscripts, and methodology for composing. This lecture will immediately precede the final performance of her residency at Wellesley.
Residency and concert generously supported by the Marjorie Copland Baum Memorial Fund, the Florence Jeup Ford '22, Mary M. Crawford '22, and Virginia Ford '48 Artist in Residence Endowment Fund.
Time:
5:00pm Fri, Oct 20, 2017
Venue:
106 Central Street, Wellesley, MA 02482