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Winter/Spring 2017
Experimental
  • José-Luis Orozco
    video spotlight
    Concerto for Piano and Orchestra

    Sorrel Doris Hays played the first two United States performances of Henry Cowell’s “Concerto for Piano and Orchestra” in Omaha and New York City. This video shows excerpts of the 1978 world premiere in Omaha. It also includes ancillary clips of Hays explaining Cowell’s playing technique and performing her own composition “Sunday Nights”. Performed by the Omaha Symphony Orchestra with music director Thomas Briccetti and guest artist Sorrel Doris Hays. Filmed and broadcasted by Nebraska ETV. Used with permission by Sorrel Doris Hays.

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Published April 2017

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