Fallingwater (composition) explained

Composer:	Michael Daugherty
Fallingwater
Movements:	4

Fallingwater is a 2013 concerto for solo violin and string orchestra by the American composer Michael Daugherty, inspired by four of Frank Lloyd Wright's buildings: Taliesin, Fallingwater, Unity Temple and the Guggenheim Museum.^[1] The work was commissioned by the director of the New Century Chamber Orchestra, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, who gave the premiere on November 20, 2013.^[2]

Movements

1. Nightrain
2. On the Level
3. Prairie Psalm
4. Ahead of the Curve

Discography

• From A to Z: 21st Century Concertos. Assad / Bolcom / Daugherty / Zwilich. NSS Music, November 2013.

Notes and References

1. http://ncco.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/November-2013.pdf “Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg and the New Century Chamber Orchestra Present World Premiere by Featured Composer Michael Daugherty November 20-24"
2. http://www.sfexaminer.com/sanfrancisco/new-century-chamber-orchestra-premieres-michael-daughertys-fallingwater/Content?oid=2630641 New Century Chamber Orchestra premieres Michael Daugherty’s ‘Fallingwater’"