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By Jacob Stockinger
The ambitious project has now ended.
Two weeks ago was when the world premieres of the 10 short pieces — written for the U.S. Library of Congress’ “Boccaccio Project” — started going public and began being posted on the social media sites Twitter and Facebook as well as on YouTube and the internet.
Last week saw the last five compositions and the end of the project.
This blog has already posted the first seven compositions and performances.
Today you can hear the last three.
The project, funded by the federal government, is a way to capture some of the unique culture brought about by the coronavirus pandemic and COVID-19. Below are photos with links to the performances.
The eighth piece is “Lobelia,” a work for solo cello composed by Ashkan Behzadi (below top) and performed by Mariel Roberts of the Wet Ink Ensemble (below bottom, in a photo by Gannushkin).
https://www.loc.gov/concerts/boccaccio-project/behzadi-roberts.html
The ninth piece is “A Shared Solitary” for solo violin and electronics by composer Niloufar Nourbakhsh (below top) and performed by Jannina Norpoth (below bottom, in a photo by Laura Ise) of the PUBLIQuartet.
https://www.loc.gov/concerts/boccaccio-project/nourbakhsh-norpoth.html
The 10th and final piece is “Have and Hold” for solo singing flutist and electronics composed by Allison Loggins-Hull (below top, in a photo by Rafael Rios) and performed by Nathalie Joachim (below bottom, in a photo by Erin Patrice O-Brien), both of the group Flutronix.
https://www.loc.gov/concerts/boccaccio-project/loggins-hull-joachim.html
On the same page as the performance you can read what the composer and sometimes the performer have to say about the new work and what it strives to mean or express.
You can use links to go to the past performances and premieres, to all 10 commissions.
You can also follow links on the bottom of the page to see more information about both the composer and the performer, and to general background of the project.
If you would like some more background, along with some commentary and questions from The Ear, go to https://welltempered.wordpress.com/2020/06/13/classical-music-the-library-of-congress-has-commissioned-new-music-about-the-coronavirus-pandemic-you-can-listen-to-the-premieres-from-this-monday-june-15-through-june-28/
What do you think of the individual pieces?
Do you have one or more favorites?
What do you think of the project?
How successful is it?
Will you like to hear more by composers of the commissioned music?
The Ear wants to hear.
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Thanks, Jake, for showcasing the Library of Congress’s Boccaccio Project. New sounds for our ears. New performers to hear. A fresh, creative opportunity for our brains as we listen and learn midst the noise of this dread-full time.
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Comment by Ginny Moore Kruse — July 1, 2020 @ 12:03 pm