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Daugherty: Blue Electra
Anne Akiko Meyers (violin), Elissa Johnston, Albany Symphony Orchestra, David Alan Miller
This well-performed album is both moving and uplifting, and aptly showcases Daugherty’s imaginative approach to musical storytelling.
Daugherty: Blue Electra
Anne Akiko Meyers (violin), Elissa Johnston, Albany Symphony Orchestra, David Alan Miller
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This well-performed album is both moving and uplifting, and aptly showcases Daugherty’s imaginative approach to musical storytelling.
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This recording showcases three new evocative works by GRAMMY Award-winning American composer Michael Daugherty, exploring the triumphs and tragedies of flight. Blue Electra is a dramatic violin concerto inspired by the sensational life and mysterious disappearance of aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart in 1937. Last Dance at the Surf is a one-movement dance symphony for orchestra that reflects upon rock ’n roll legend Buddy Holly’s final performance in 1959 at the Surf Ballroom in Iowa and his tragic death in a plane crash just hours after his show.
To the New World for orchestra celebrates the triumphant Apollo 11 moon mission in 1969 and Neil Armstrong’s historic moonwalk. Under the baton of GRAMMY Award-winning conductor David Alan Miller, the Albany Symphony is joined by GRAMMY Award-winning violinist Anne Akiko Meyers, who performs Blue Electra with electrifying musicality and emotion.
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May 2025
This well-performed album is both moving and uplifting, and aptly showcases Daugherty’s imaginative approach to musical storytelling.
