Composer Nancy Galbraith and Stephen Schultz talk about the world premiere of "Forest Cathedral" performed by Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic on November 2nd.
It's not exactly Ian Underwood, the flutist of Jethro Tull, who stood on one leg playing Bach. But Stephen Schultz plays the electric baroque flute in Forest Cathedral, a world premiere from Nancy Galbraith at Carnegie Mellon.
Nancy and Stephen talk about the energetic piece in Nancy's audience friendly style and also share happenings at CMU Music this fall. Stephen just wrapped up teaching a course on Mahler and another on the Beatles while writing his eighth score for Nancy. Nancy has fifteen students this year. She says they are writing interesting music for video games and films as well as concert masterpieces of the future.
Stephen will play the Bach Brandenburg Concertos with Chamber Music Pittsburgh. He is also still active in Los Angeles as a member of several ensembles. Nancy describes the special features of her music suggesting that the title Forest Cathedral was inspired by her poet husband Matthew.
See Nancy Galbraith's world premiere with Carnegie Mellon's Philharmonic on Sunday, November 2nd at Carnegie Hall in Oakland.
Visit the University's School of Music website to learn more.