Leading American composer John Corigliano had reservations about writing a percussion concerto, but the challenge fascinated him. The result is Conjurer, a concerto for percussion like no other, in which ‘wood, metal and skin’ are utilised in such a way that the soloist, Dame Evelyn Glennie—the world’s greatest percussion virtuoso—‘conjures’ the musical material from these three choirs, and the orchestra then shares and develops the themes.
Awards
Best Classical Instrumental Solo: 56th Annual GRAMMY Awards
Repertoire
Corigliano: Conjurer
Corigliano: Vocalise
Performers
Solo Percussion: Evelyn Glennie
Solo Soprano: Hila Plitmann
Electronics: Mark Baechle
Conductor: David Alan Miller
Albany Symphony
