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Showing posts with label On Behalf of Nature. Show all posts
Showing posts with label On Behalf of Nature. Show all posts

Thursday, December 4, 2014

Opera Review: Anniversaries in Eden

Meredith Monk unveils On Behalf of Nature at BAM.
by Paul J. Pelkonen
Meredith Monk performing On Behalf of Nature.
Photo from meredithmonk.org
A soft keening rose in the darkness. This tone developed softly, swelling in volume as other voices added themselves to its song. This was the subtle, aurally seductive opening of composer Meredith Monk's On Behalf of Nature, which premiered Wednesday night at the Brooklyn Academy of Music's Harvey Theater.

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